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PRESS RELEASE

DEA Announces Step To Increase Opioid Addiction Treatment

January 23, 2018
… DEA Announces Step To Increase Opioid Addiction Treatment January 23, 2018 Headquarters … practitioners to prescribe and dispense buprenorphine to addicts WASHINGTON - The United States Drug Enforcement …
January 23, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

DEA teams with Washington Redskins to tackle opioid addiction

October 09, 2019
… DEA teams with Washington Redskins to tackle opioid addiction October 09, 2019 Washington, DC Contact … help end the opioid epidemic in our area.   ### Synthetic Opioids On …
October 09, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Operation Synthetic Opioid Surge, a new program announced by the Attorney General to combat opioid addiction

July 12, 2018
… Operation Synthetic Opioid Surge, a new program announced by the Attorney General to combat opioid addiction July 12, 2018 Detroit Contact Info Contact … program that seeks to reduce the supply of deadly synthetic opioids in high impact areas and to identify wholesale …
July 12, 2018
EVENT

10th Annual Community Drug Awareness Day Conference focuses on opioid addiction

August 02, 2019 05:00 am - August 02, 2019 11:30 am
Community Event
Today, our country’s most pervasive drug threat is the opioid overdose epidemic, which has been spurred on by the nonmedical abuse of prescription pain medications and heroin. This widespread outbreak is devastating and destroying communities throughout our country. It cuts across all demographics and socio-economic classes, including adults and adolescents...
August 02, 2019 05:00 am - August 02, 2019 11:30 am
PRESS RELEASE

Texas doctors are served temporary restraining orders from illegally prescribing highly addictive opioids

May 10, 2019
… restraining orders from illegally prescribing highly addictive opioids May 10, 2019 Dallas Contact Info Contact Us (214) …
May 10, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Washington state based research laboratory and owner indicted for falsifying opioid addiction drug research trials

November 09, 2018
… based research laboratory and owner indicted for falsifying opioid addiction drug research trials November 09, 2018 … obtained controlled substances, including the narcotic opioids hydrocodone/acetaminophen (which is commonly sold as …
November 09, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Three Convicted for Fraudulently Billing Over $8 Million to Medicare and Medicaid Through Opioid Addiction Treatment Clinics in Kentucky

March 24, 2025
… Billing Over $8 Million to Medicare and Medicaid Through Opioid Addiction Treatment Clinics in Kentucky March 24, 2025 …
March 24, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Hosts “HOPE: Chronicles Of Drug Addiction And Recovery”

June 01, 2016
… DEA Hosts “HOPE: Chronicles Of Drug Addiction And Recovery” June 01, 2016 New Jersey Contact … N.J. - - Sharing stories of recovery from prescription opioid and heroin addiction, writers from the New Jersey …
June 01, 2016
DOCUMENT

Louis J. Milione: Before the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. House of Representatives, for a Hearing on Treating the Opioid Epidemic: The State of Competition in the Markets for Addiction

September 22, 2016
Testimony
… House of Representatives, for a Hearing on Treating the Opioid Epidemic: The State of Competition in the Markets for Addiction Testimony September 22, 2016 Louis J. Milione: … House of Representatives, for a Hearing on Treating the Opioid Epidemic: The State of Competition in the Markets for …
September 22, 2016
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Agencies Host Community Showing Of Chasing The Dragon: The Life Of An Opiate Addict

February 23, 2017
… Showing Of Chasing The Dragon: The Life Of An Opiate Addict February 23, 2017 Rocky Mountain Contact Info Contact … at educating students and young adults about the dangers of addiction.  The film focuses on educating the public about the dangers of opioid addiction and features stark, first-person accounts …
February 23, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

CleanSlate Addiction Treatment Centers Settle Allegations Of Unlicensed Prescribing And Improper Billing

November 22, 2016
… CleanSlate Addiction Treatment Centers Settle Allegations Of Unlicensed … allegations that the two companies, which together operate opioid addiction treatment centers in Massachusetts and … operates 17 clinics, offering treatment to individuals addicted to opioids, including heroin and prescription …
November 22, 2016
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Orthopedic Surgeon Sentenced for Opioid Prescription Conspiracies

April 10, 2019
… Orthopedic Surgeon Sentenced for Opioid Prescription Conspiracies April 10, 2019 Dallas … drug dealer like any other whose business it was to peddle opioids and addiction in our community. But unlike a typical …
April 10, 2019
DOCUMENT

Athletes and Opioids Poster

February 19, 2019
Publication
… Athletes and Opioids Poster Publication Drug Prevention February 19, 2019 … higher dosage or more often than prescribed.” Prescription opioid addiction – stemming from misuse – has hit the nation … to know the risks around misusing pain pills. Athletes and Opioids Poster (Online) (508).pdf Narcotics (Opioids) On …
February 19, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Dose of Reality - Fighting the Opioid Epidemic

June 28, 2018
… Dose of Reality - Fighting the Opioid Epidemic June 28, 2018 Atlanta Contact Info Contact … have gotten a dose of reality about the dangers of opioids,” said Daniel R. Salter, the Executive Director of …
June 28, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Doctor Convicted of Illegally Prescribing Opioids to Patients

November 19, 2021
… Doctor Convicted of Illegally Prescribing Opioids to Patients November 19, 2021 San Francisco Contact … nail salon and medi-spa in Tracy. Kemprud prescribed highly addictive, commonly abused prescription drugs, including …
November 19, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Remove Unneeded Prescriptions, Prevent Addiction

April 20, 2023
… Take Back Day to Remove Unneeded Prescriptions, Prevent Addiction April 20, 2023 New Jersey Contact Info Contact Us … can be a gateway to addiction, and have helped fuel the opioid epidemic.  According to a report published by the …
April 20, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

360 Strategy Summit In Louisville Addresses Heroin And Opioid Epidemic

December 01, 2016
… 360 Strategy Summit In Louisville Addresses Heroin And Opioid Epidemic December 01, 2016 Detroit Contact Info … 360 Strategy to find new and innovative ways to address the opioid addiction epidemic and the drug trafficking it …
December 01, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Georgia Opioid Abuse Prevention Public Service Announcement Released

June 28, 2018
… Georgia Opioid Abuse Prevention Public Service Announcement Released … from Gwinnett County, Georgia, who struggled with drug addiction from an early age.  Joe began using drugs in …
June 28, 2018
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Georgia Opioid Abuse Prevention Public Service Announcement Released

June 28, 2018
… Georgia Opioid Abuse Prevention Public Service Announcement Released … from Gwinnett County, Georgia, who struggled with drug addiction from an early age.  Joe began using drugs in …
June 28, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Lasalle County Doctor Sentenced for Dispensing Prescription Drugs to Addicts for Sex

October 16, 2018
… Doctor Sentenced for Dispensing Prescription Drugs to Addicts for Sex October 16, 2018 Chicago Contact Info … illegally dispensing prescription medications, including opioids, in exchange for cash or sex. Constantino Perales, …
October 16, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Tulsa “Pill Mill” Doctor Pleas Guilty to Opioid Drug Conspiracy

August 12, 2020
… Tulsa “Pill Mill” Doctor Pleas Guilty to Opioid Drug Conspiracy August 12, 2020 TULSA, Okla. – DEA … a prescription or illicit opioid. The diversion of highly addictive and dangerous prescription opioid pills is the …
August 12, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Overprescribing opioids costs La Jolla doctor $125,000

October 16, 2019
… Overprescribing opioids costs La Jolla doctor $125,000 October 16, 2019 San … he illegally prescribed opioids to his patients. The highly addictive and frequently abused opioids he prescribed …
October 16, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

West Bloomfield Doctor sentenced for opioid drug conspiracy

July 26, 2018
… West Bloomfield Doctor sentenced for opioid drug conspiracy July 26, 2018 Detroit Contact Info … distribute controlled substances – namely the Schedule II opioids Oxycodone and Oxymorphone.  The case revealed that … in our area and in Tennessee.  Both are powerful and addictive drugs in the opioid class that are easily abused, …
July 26, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Doctor Charged With Selling Prescriptions For Addictive Narcotics And Money Laundering

October 24, 2014
… Doctor Charged With Selling Prescriptions For Addictive Narcotics And Money Laundering October 24, 2014 … their sworn public duty by selling prescriptions for highly addictive opioids - the DEA will shut down your operation …
October 24, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Remove Unneeded Prescriptions, Prevent Addiction

April 20, 2023
… Take Back Day to Remove Unneeded Prescriptions, Prevent Addiction April 20, 2023 Headquarters Contact Info Contact … can be a gateway to addiction, and have helped fuel the opioid epidemic.  According to a report published by the …
April 20, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Former Oakland County reserved deputy sentenced for unlawful distribution of opioids

April 03, 2019
… reserved deputy sentenced for unlawful distribution of opioids April 03, 2019 Detroit Contact Info Contact Us (313) … substances in the area. It is extremely powerful, addictive and in the opioid class that is easily abused, and …
April 03, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Remove Unneeded Prescriptions, Prevent Addiction

April 20, 2023
… Take Back Day to Remove Unneeded Prescriptions, Prevent Addiction April 20, 2023 Seattle Contact Info Contact Us … can be a gateway to addiction, and have helped fuel the opioid epidemic.  According to a report published by the …
April 20, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Announces “360 Strategy” In Dayton, Ohio To Address Opioid Epidemic

August 17, 2017
… DEA Announces “360 Strategy” In Dayton, Ohio To Address Opioid Epidemic August 17, 2017 Detroit Contact Info Contact … together to target drug trafficking organizations supplying opioids in the greater Dayton area.  These efforts will …
August 17, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Holds 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Prevent Addiction and Reduce Overdose Deaths

April 28, 2022
… 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Prevent Addiction and Reduce Overdose Deaths April 28, 2022 San … safely dispose of unneeded controlled substances to reduce opioid addiction SAN DIEGO – The Drug Enforcement …
April 28, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Holds 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to prevent addiction and reduce overdose deaths

April 20, 2022
… 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to prevent addiction and reduce overdose deaths April 20, 2022 Seattle … safely dispose of unneeded controlled substances to reduce opioid addiction SEATTLE– The Drug Enforcement …
April 20, 2022

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