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Depressants

Benzodiazepines

January 21, 2025
Benzodiazepines are depressants that produce sedation and hypnosis, relieve anxiety and muscle spasms, and reduce seizures. The most common benzodiazepines are the prescription drugs Valium®, Xanax®, Halcion®, Ativan®, and Klonopin®. Shorter-acting benzodiazepines used to manage insomnia include estazolam (ProSom®), flurazepam (Dalmane®), temazepam (Restoril®), and triazolam (Halcion®). Midazolam (Versed®), a short-acting...
January 21, 2025
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Mexican National Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking After Possessing 86 Pounds of 100% Pure Meth and 4,700 Carfentanil Pills

… According to the DEA, carfentanil is a synthetic opioid estimated to be 100 times stronger than fentanyl and …
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Two Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Narcotics in Southwestern Connecticut

… analogues, nitazines, and xylazine. Nitazines are synthetic opioids stronger than fentanyl, and xylazine is a large …
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DEA New Orleans Division Hosts 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, opioids such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, and …
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DEA Hosts the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 25th

… Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, opioids such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, and …
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DEA Hosts the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 25th

… Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, opioids such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, and …
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Three Charged with Trafficking Narcotics in the Naugatuck Valley

… Smith were distributing fentanyl, cocaine, and prescription opioids in Connecticut’s Lower Naugatuck Valley.  Zimmerman …
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DEA St. Louis Division Announces National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, opioids such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, and …
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Treasury Sanctions Regional Commander of Mexico’s CJNG in Coordination with Justice and State Actions

… Gacki.  “Flores Silva, who traffics massive amounts of opioids and cocaine, represents a major threat to the United …
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DEA St. Louis Division Hosts Families with Loved Ones who Died from Illegal Drugs

… has decreased, while the number of deaths from synthetic opioids, primarily fentanyl, has remained steady. DEA uses …
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Leader of Drug Delivery Service Responsible for Three Fentanyl Poisoning Deaths Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison

… that they were receiving cocaine mixed with that deadly opioid.  In the course of a single day – March 17, 2021 – …
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Chinese National Indicted for Importation of Enough Chemicals to Make Millions of Fatal Doses of Fentanyl

… plays a pivotal role in disrupting the supply of illicit opioids at every point in the drug supply chain: …
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DEA Brings Its “One Pill Can Kill Game Over” Tournament to New England for a First-of-Its-Kind Event

… Street, Worcester, Mass., 02604. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid, which is now involved in a majority of drug …
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Member of Southwest Baltimore “NFL” Gang Pleads Guilty to a Federal Racketeering, Distributing Large Quantities of Drugs, Two Murders and an Attempted Murder

… Force Officers Heroin Fentanyl Cocaine Synthetic Opioids On On …
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Akron, Ohio Doctor Is Sentenced To 5 Years In Federal Prison For Illegally Distributing Prescription Painkillers

… of controlled substances. “Our region is awash in opioids that have brought heartbreak and suffering to …
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Georgia Man Sentenced To 135 Months In Federal Prison For Distributing Methamphetamine

… heroin and marijuana are also of concern.  In addition, the opioid threat, and diversion of prescription drug are a …
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AlphaBay, The Largest Online ‘dark Market,’ Shut Down

… 16, in Portland, Oregon, involving U-47700, a synthetic opioid, revealed that the drugs were purchased on AlphaBay …
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Ross Ulbricht, The Creator And Owner Of The “Silk Road” Website, Found Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court On All Counts

… as “Cannabis,” “Dissociatives,” “Ecstasy,” “Intoxicants,” “Opioids,” “Precursors,” “Prescription,” “Psychedelics,” and …
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DEA New Orleans Division Removes Over 63,000 Pounds of Unused Medication; Arkansas Leads Nation in Collections

… from our homes, we are closing a major door to potential addiction and accidental overdose before it can even start. …
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Violent Drug Dealer Off the Streets for Possessing Meth and Pistol

… evidence of the dangers of meth due to the low cost and its addictiveness. In handing down the sentence, the court noted …
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Jake’s Fireworks Owner Guilty of Federal Drug Trafficking Violations

… drug) with the same effects, causing potential overdoses, addiction, and death. DEA traced the seized parcels to their …
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Previously Deported Illegal Alien Faces Federal Charges for Trafficking Fentanyl in Brookhaven

… lives and protect our communities from those who profit off addiction and death.” According to U.S. Attorney Hertzberg …
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Southwest Georgia Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Meth Distribution

… With his conviction, a major drug network that fueled addiction and caused death has been dismantled,” said U.S. …
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Wife of Sinaloa Cartel Kingpin Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison

… lived in comfort while turning a blind eye to the violence, addiction, and devastation her husband’s cartel inflicted on …
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Trial Victory Secured in Largest Single Fentanyl Pill Bust in DEA History

… agencies, we are taking apart the network that brought addiction and violence to New Mexico and neighboring states. …
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Takedown of Drug Trafficking Operation in the Capital Region

… like it, that do nothing but pollute our communities with addictive and deadly drugs.” “Dangerous drugs have …
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Thirty-Eight Pounds of Meth and Cocaine Recovered in Hell’s Kitchen Luxury Building

… said, “ Like deadly fentanyl, methamphetamine is a highly addictive synthetic drug damaging lives in our city and …
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Ten Charged with Crack Cocaine Distribution in Mount Vernon

… “As alleged, these defendants trafficked crack cocaine, an addicting and potentially deadly product that devastates …
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Three Indicted in Connection with Seizure of Seven Semi-Automatic Guns, 40 Pounds of Fentanyl, Heroin, and Cocaine

… partners for their hard work in getting those who peddle addictive drugs and arm themselves with assault weapons off …
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Over 20 kilograms of suspected fentanyl, heroin and cocaine seized in Ozone Park, Queens: Three arrested

… from two schools. Heroin, fentanyl and cocaine are highly addictive, destructive drugs that have no place in our …