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Virginia doctor running scheme to prescribe opioids with no medical purpose, pleads guilty

… Virginia doctor running scheme to prescribe opioids with no medical purpose, pleads guilty November 13, … Janet Jin Ah Lee are prosecuting the case. ### Synthetic Opioids On …
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Opioid enforcement action brings multiple charges across the Middle District of Florida

… Opioid enforcement action brings multiple charges across the … 362-2942 Miami.Training@dea.gov TAMPA, Fla. - A significant opioid enforcement operation across the Middle District of …
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Sunland Park Woman Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison

… Task Forces (OCDETF) Program and the New Mexico Heroin and Opioid Prevention and Education (HOPE) Initiative. The … had a disproportionately devastating impact on New Mexico.  Opioid addiction has taken a toll on public safety, public …
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Albuquerque Man Pleads Guilty To Heroin Trafficking Chargest

… is Part of HOPE Initiative Seeking to Reduce the Number of Opioid-Related Deaths in New Mexico . ALBUQUERQUE, N.M - … devastating impact on New Mexico.  Opioid addiction has taken a toll on public safety, public health …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges In Manhattan Federal Court Against Former Physician’s Assistant For Minor League Hockey Team And Former Player For Team Relating To The Distribution Of Oxycodone

… team in New York, New (“Team-2”), and who suffered from an addiction to prescription painkillers and Ambien.  On May … court: Oxycodone is a prescription narcotic-strength opioid used to treat severe and chronic pain conditions.  … treatments and terminal illnesses.  Oxycodone is a highly addictive opioid which, along with other controlled …
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Former owner of Chicago medical clinic guilty of selling opioid prescriptions to patients who lacked medical need for the drugs

… Former owner of Chicago medical clinic guilty of selling opioid prescriptions to patients who lacked medical need for … medical clinic admitted in federal court today that he sold opioid prescriptions to patients whom he knew lacked a … Dr. Theodore Galvani, wrote prescriptions for the powerful opioids without conducting an appropriate physical …
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Doctor Sentenced To 7 Years For Illegally Prescribing Narcotics, Defrauding Government Programs

… U.S. Attorney Daly.  “He flooded our community with highly addictive controlled substances authorizing more than 2 … pharmacists that certain patients clearly showed signs of addiction, caused dozens of his own patients to fall prey to opioid addiction.  At least one his former patients, who …
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Silent No More Overdose Symposium brings opioid crisis experts to Virginia Commonwealth University to discuss real solutions

… Silent No More Overdose Symposium brings opioid crisis experts to Virginia Commonwealth University to … answers. We have to collectively find new solutions to the opioid crisis, and find new ways to help one another so we … data sharing platforms, and several others. # # # Synthetic Opioids On …
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McKesson Pays Record $150 Million Settlement For Failure To Report Suspicious Pharmaceutical Drug Orders Including Opioids

… To Report Suspicious Pharmaceutical Drug Orders Including Opioids January 17, 2017 New Jersey Contact Info Contact Us … our first line of defense in the fight against prescription opioid abuse. If they turn a blind eye to suspicious orders …
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Doctor Who Illegally Distributed Prescription Painkillers And Laundered Proceeds Sentenced To 160 Months In Federal Prison

… trafficking charge for illegally distributing the powerful opioid best known by the brand name OxyContin was sentenced … to one count of distribution of oxycodone, a powerful and addictive painkiller marketed under various names, including … of oxycodone to persons he well knew were drug dealers and addicts, in exchange for hundreds of thousands of dollars in …
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Vidor woman sentenced to 15 years in federal prison following opioid overdose deaths

… woman sentenced to 15 years in federal prison following opioid overdose deaths January 25, 2021 Houston Contact Info … the law.” “This case is a tragic reminder that the abuse of opioids and other prescription pills is just as deadly as …
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Atlanta Drug Dealer Charged Under Operation Scope For Distributing Heroin That Resulted In Overdose Death

… jury on April 3, 2018. “In this case, the death of a person addicted to heroin strikes at the core of this country’s opioid epidemic,” said Robert J. Murphy, the Special Agent … “Operation SCOPE does not just apply to those who prescribe opioids, it also targets drug traffickers who allegedly …
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Albuquerque Felon Facing Federal Drug Trafficking And Firearms Charges

… Initiative and HOPE Initiative Which Seeks to Reduce Opioid-Related Deaths in New Mexico ALBUQUERQUE, N.M - … had a disproportionately devastating impact on New Mexico.  Opioid addiction has taken a toll on public safety, public …
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Federal Court Orders Clinic to Close, Physician and Clinic Owners to Pay $600,000 for Alleged Unlawful Opioid Distribution

… and Clinic Owners to Pay $600,000 for Alleged Unlawful Opioid Distribution July 27, 2022 Miami Contact Info Contact … alleged that Dr. Tobias Bacaner wrote prescriptions for opioids without a legitimate medical purpose and outside the …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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. “Because of the increasing number of … with other illicit drugs—in powder and pill form—to drive addiction and create repeat customers. Many fentanyl …
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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 …
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DEA Warns of Increase in Mass-Overdose Events Involving Deadly Fentanyl

… of overdoses and deaths.  Drug traffickers are driving addiction, and increasing their profits, by mixing fentanyl … these are being driven by fentanyl.  Fentanyl is highly-addictive, found in all 50 states, and drug traffickers are … with 66 percent of those deaths related to synthetic opioids like fentanyl.  Last year, the United States …
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DEA Denver Division sets new record for 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 …
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Over 17 tons of prescription drugs collected in the Pacific Northwest during the 16th National 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 …
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DEA To Present Pharmacy Diversion Awareness Conference In Towson, Maryland

… of DEA’s 360 Strategy, an overall approach to combating opioid and heroin abuse. The PDAC is designed to assist … to attendees “Chasing the Dragon: The Life of an Opiate Addict”; a documentary released by DEA and FBI in a joint effort to raise awareness of the dangers of addiction through first-hand accounts of addicts and family …
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Two Hunterdon County women sentenced for distributing opioids

… Two Hunterdon County women sentenced for distributing opioids November 20, 2018 New Jersey Contact Info Contact Us …
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Two Defendants Sentenced In Opioid Pill Mill Case

… Two Defendants Sentenced In Opioid Pill Mill Case March 24, 2017 Dallas Contact Info …
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Two Defendants Sentenced In Opioid Pill Mill Case

… Two Defendants Sentenced In Opioid Pill Mill Case May 05, 2017 Dallas Contact Info …
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Thirteen individuals charged for their involvement in six fatal opioid overdoses across Hillborough, Pasco, and Pinellas Counties

… individuals charged for their involvement in six fatal opioid overdoses across Hillborough, Pasco, and Pinellas … charging 13 individuals for their roles in six fatal opioid overdoses. The indictments also notify the defendants … Office as part of the Middle District of Florida’s anti-opioid strategy to combat opioid trafficking and …
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DEA To Train Philadelphia Area Law Enforcement On Heroin Overdose Investigations To Combat Epidemic Of Prescription Opioid And Heroin Abuse

… Overdose Investigations To Combat Epidemic Of Prescription Opioid And Heroin Abuse April 04, 2016 Philadelphia Contact … about sources of supply for heroin and prescription opioids.    “State and local law enforcement officers are …
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Two Pharmacists Convicted For Illegally Dispensing To Patients Of A Pill Mill

… can no longer fill the opiate cravings of pill-seeking addicts with impunity.  Owners and operators of pill mills … web of deception, reeling in casts of thousands who are addicted to pharmaceutical drugs.  This investigation was a … professionals that prey on drug addicts, and feed their addictions in order to make a profit, are simply drug …
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Former Nurse Sentenced to 18 Months in Federal Prison for Tampering with Morphine Medications at Moses Lake Clinic

… a nurse provided her with access to medications, including opioid narcotics such as morphine, an opioid derivative … vials, and then ingested that morphine as part of her own opioid addiction. She then replaced the morphine with a saline …