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Eight Defendants, Including a Brooklyn Medical Doctor, And Three Pharmacists, Charged with Illegally Distributing More Than 1.2 Million Oxycodone Pills

… to traffickers for distribution, resulting in dangerous opioids flooding the streets of this district,” stated … New York City, promoting the illicit trade of dangerously addictive opioids. DOI will continue to work tirelessly with …
STORY

Violent drug organizations use human trafficking to expand profits

January 28, 2021
… to have sex with hundreds of men.  Human Trafficking & The Opioid Crisis The link we see between human trafficking and opioids in this area, sadly goes both ways. Human … horrific criminals forcing women and even children into addiction by providing them strong and potent drugs as a …
January 28, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Brings In Record Number Of Unused Pills During 15th Annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… for people to turn in unwanted and potentially addictive drugs with no questions asked. These Take Back … keep drugs out of the wrong hands and stop the spread of addiction." “National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is a … to come together and do his or her part to fight the opioid crisis - simply by disposing of unwanted prescription …
PRESS RELEASE

Doctor Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Selling Opioid Prescriptions

… Doctor Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Selling Opioid Prescriptions May 24, 2024 St. Louis Contact Info … and a plea agreement based on charges for selling opioid prescriptions to customers without legitimate medical …
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Chicago Medical Clinic Owner Gets Six Years Prison for Selling Opioids to Patients Illegally

… Medical Clinic Owner Gets Six Years Prison for Selling Opioids to Patients Illegally May 30, 2019 Chicago Contact …
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Standard Operating Procedure for the Analysis of Suspected Natural and Synthetic Opioids

August 30, 2024
… for the Analysis of Suspected Natural and Synthetic Opioids Publication Forensics: Quality Management System …
August 30, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Two Naturopaths Agree to Pay $32,000 in Civil Penalties For Improper Prescription of Opioids and Controlled Substances

… Pay $32,000 in Civil Penalties For Improper Prescription of Opioids and Controlled Substances April 25, 2022 Seattle …
PRESS RELEASE

Astoria Doctor Indicted In Illegal Sales Of 130 Painkiller Prescriptions: Three Patients Received 30,000 Pills In 6 Months

… he illegally sold 130 prescriptions for oxycodone, a highly addictive opioid painkiller. Duffy, an internal medicine practitioner … admitted to “doctor shopping,” sharing pills and being addicted to the medication. He failed to develop treatment …
PRESS RELEASE

DEA achieves significant milestone during 16th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… this initiative as a tool in the fight against America’s opioid crisis,” said Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon. … is a direct reflection of DEA’s commitment to prevent drug addiction and overdose deaths in the U.S. Together, we are … Prescription Drug Take Back Day events continue to remove opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where …
PRESS RELEASE

Father And Son Charged With Running Prescription Drug Trafficking And Forgery Ring

… for approximately $1.5 million in oxycodone, a highly addictive opioid painkiller. An indictment filed by the … to New Yorkers.  Taking advantage of the high demand for opioids - by both traffickers and addicts - the Quezadas allegedly forged stolen …
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Nine Defendants Charged With Conspiracy To Distribute Heroin And Oxycodone In Staten Island, New York

… Staten Islanders weathered the storm termed by many as the ‘opioid epidemic,’ with users transitioning from abusing … partners, we arrested nine dealers responsible for fueling opioid addiction on Staten Island.”   “These defendants … to investigate and prosecute those who peddle these highly addictive narcotics in our communities.” “America’s …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces $10 Million Civil Penalty Recovery Against New York Pharmaceutical Distributor Kinray, LLC.

… medical professionals who fuel the illegal market for opioids.  Pharmaceutical companies, as the makers and … up facilitating the illegal sale and distribution of highly addictive opioids.  Today’s settlement is part of our …
PRESS RELEASE

Former Chief Operating Officer of Area Pain Clinics Indicted

… today. “We must do all we can to support those battling addiction disorders and prosecute those who prey on this … bad actors accountable for their role in exacerbating the opioid epidemic remains unyielding. With the support of our … Washington Division. “Health care professionals who exploit opioid addiction for their own financial gain do so at the …
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Museum
September 18, 2018
September 18, 2018

DEA Museum Panel Discussion

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM (EDT)
Opioids and Heroin: A New Look at Some Old (and Not So Old) Drugs Live Stream Available www.deamuseum.org/lecture-series/opioids-and-heroin-2018 Questions: During the event, email questions to Elizabeth.L.Maurer@usdoj.gov Admission: This event is free and open to the public Drug overdoses are now the leading cause of injury-related death in the United States...
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day

… nationwide efforts to increase awareness of the highly addictive and dangerous drugs containing fentanyl that continue driving the opioid epidemic. “Fentanyl is the single deadliest drug … with other illicit drugs—in powder and pill form—to drive addiction and create repeat customers. Many fentanyl …
PRESS RELEASE

DEA achieves significant milestone during 16th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… this initiative as a tool in the fight against America’s opioid crisis,” said Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon. … is a direct reflection of DEA’s commitment to prevent drug addiction and overdose deaths in the U.S. Together, we are … Prescription Drug Take Back Day events continue to remove opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where …
GENERAL INFORMATION

Fentanyl Overdose Response

January 22, 2025
… Homeland Security Investigations have formed a Synthetic Opioid Overdose Response Team to respond to and investigate … the victim’s indicating the victim has an opioid/fentanyl addiction. A member from the Kern County Coroner’s Office, …
January 22, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Last member of deadly Elmira opioid trafficking organization sentenced to prison

… Last member of deadly Elmira opioid trafficking organization sentenced to prison May 13, … stated that Washington was a distributor in a large-scale opioid manufacturing and trafficking organization in the … and Rios.   In total, 16 members and associates of the opioid manufacturing and trafficking operation have been …
PRESS RELEASE

St. Louis County dentist sentenced to 18 months after issuing illegal prescriptions for opioid narcotic drugs

… to 18 months after issuing illegal prescriptions for opioid narcotic drugs February 05, 2020 St. Louis Contact … for long-acting, extended release, or high dosage opioids.  Mo. Rev. Stat. § 332.361(4)-(5).    “The DEA will …
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Federal Consent Decree Permanently Bans Baltimore-Based Physician Assistant from Prescribing Opioids and Controlled Substances

… Bans Baltimore-Based Physician Assistant from Prescribing Opioids and Controlled Substances November 19, 2021 … a Baltimore-based physician assistant, from prescribing opioids and other controlled substances, resolving the …
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DEA And Local Law Enforcement Partners Take Back Unwanted Prescription Drugs October 28

… asked. “Disposing of leftover painkillers or other addictive medicines in the house is one of the best ways to … a member of your family from becoming a victim of the opioid epidemic,” said DEA Acting Administrator Robert W. Patterson. “More people start down the path of addiction through the misuse of opioid prescription drugs …
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St. Louis County doctor pleads guilty to fraudulently obtaining opioid narcotic prescription drugs

… Louis County doctor pleads guilty to fraudulently obtaining opioid narcotic prescription drugs January 21, 2020 St. … charge of fraudulently obtaining oxycodone, a narcotic opioid prescription drug.  This case was investigated by the … persons’ names, including prescriptions for the narcotic opioid pain relief drugs hydrocodone and oxycodone.  Dr. …
PRESS RELEASE

Retired Cadott, Wisconsin physician to pay $70,000 to resolve controlled substances prescribing, recordkeeping violations

… to his prescribing of controlled substances, including opioids, outside the usual course of professional practice, … they were suffering from opioid use disorder and other addictions. Dr. Bowe had received authorization to treat up …
PRESS RELEASE

J-CODE announces 61 arrests in its second coordinated law enforcement operation targeting opioid trafficking on the Darknet

… its second coordinated law enforcement operation targeting opioid trafficking on the Darknet March 26, 2019 … Domestic WASHINGTON – Today, members of the Joint Criminal Opioid and Darknet Enforcement team announce the results of …
PRESS RELEASE

Madison Physician Agrees to Pay $110,000 to Resolve Allegations of Controlled Substance Prescribing Violations

… Act (CSA) related to the manner in which he was prescribing opioids and other controlled substances.   According to the … cases unrelated to this matter, this office has seen opiate addictions that begin with a doctor over-prescribing opiate …
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South Florida pain management doctor sentenced to 17 ½ years in prison for illegally dispensing opioid drugs and bond jumping

… sentenced to 17 ½ years in prison for illegally dispensing opioid drugs and bond jumping November 26, 2019 Miami … having been convicted at trial of illegally dispensing opioid pain medications and jumping bond pending sentencing. … was to improperly issue prescriptions to patients for opioids, such as hydromorphone, oxycodone and …
PRESS RELEASE

DEA proposes to reduce the amount of five opioids manufactured in 2020, marijuana quota for research increases by almost a third

… DEA proposes to reduce the amount of five opioids manufactured in 2020, marijuana quota for research …
PRESS RELEASE

Major Maine Cocaine, Opioid Trafficker Sentenced

… Major Maine Cocaine, Opioid Trafficker Sentenced April 28, 2017 New England …
PRESS RELEASE

National Health Care Fraud Takedown: Charges Against Over 412 Individuals Responsible For $1.3 Billion In Fraud

… charged for their roles in prescribing and distributing opioids and other dangerous narcotics. Thirty state Medicaid … themselves often at the expense of taxpayers but also feed addictions and cause addictions to start. The consequences …
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Laurence Doud, Former CEO of Pharmaceutical Distributor, Sentenced to 27 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Unlawfully Distribute Controlled Substances and Defrauding the DEA

… than his responsibility as CEO of RDC to prevent dangerous opioids from making their way to pharmacies, drug dealers, and people struggling with addiction.  The sentence imposed today holds Doud … for shipping massive amounts of dangerous and highly addictive oxycodone and fentanyl to pharmacies that he knew …