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Medical Doctor Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances

September 03, 2021
… to distribute and possess with intent to distribute opioid pain medications (specifically, fentanyl, oxycodone, … provided them to Mata, Prichard, and Cooper, who were drug addicts. These individuals then provided the illegal prescriptions to individuals seeking opioids and other controlled substances or used the …
September 03, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Dayton doctor sentenced for running pill mill

August 29, 2018
… his ‘patients’ to the risk of overdose and encouraged their addiction.” “Our mission is to protect Ohio’s families, and … patients.” “Ensuring the appropriate use and prescribing of opioids is essential to protecting the health and safety of …
August 29, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

24 In Arkansas Charged In Nationwide Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action

July 13, 2017
… charged for their roles in prescribing and distributing opioids and other dangerous narcotics. Thirty state Medicaid … dealers from diverting these pills to the hands of other addicts and dealers, either by writing fraudulent …
July 13, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Hazlehurst Pharmacy, Pharmacist to pay up to $2.1 million for dispensing thousands of illegitimate prescriptions

March 24, 2020
… dispensed thousands of illegitimate prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances. Under the … cocktail of opioids, benzodiazepines, and Soma favored by opioid addicts; The medications were consistently and …
March 24, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

O.C. doctor arrested on federal narcotics charges that allege prescriptions to ‘patients’ who suffered fatal overdoses

December 18, 2018
… on federal charges that allege he illegally distributed opioid and other powerful narcotics by writing prescriptions … Pham was selling prescriptions to “patients” who were drug addicts and/or who were selling the drugs on the black … to certain patients would lead to “higher risks for addiction, overdose and overdose death,” according to the …
December 18, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Reno Doctor And Eight Others Charged In Illegal Prescription Drug Distribution Case

April 29, 2016
… being part of a conspiracy to unlawfully distribute highly addictive prescription drugs, including oxycodone , to … distribution source of deadly and addictive prescription opioids being diverted to street sales across the region,” …
April 29, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Texas Physician Found Guilty for Unlawfully Prescribing Over 1.3 Million Doses of Opioids

October 18, 2021
… Guilty for Unlawfully Prescribing Over 1.3 Million Doses of Opioids October 18, 2021 Houston Contact Info Contact Us … for unlawfully prescribing more than 1.3 million doses of opioids. According to court documents and evidence presented …
October 18, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Valley Stream man arrested for allegedly using doctor’s prescription pad to acquire thousands of opioid pills

November 13, 2020
… using doctor’s prescription pad to acquire thousands of opioid pills November 13, 2020 New York Contact Info Contact … used forged prescriptions to acquire more than 13,000 opioid pills in just nine months,” DA Singas said. “The opioid epidemic is impacting every corner of the United …
November 13, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

DEA working hard to tackle rising drug threat in Johnson City area

April 08, 2019
… tested positive for the presence of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that is lethal in extremely small … those overdose deaths, just over 49,000 were from synthetic opioids, which include prescription painkillers, heroin, fentanyl and fentanyl analogues. Pill abuse and addiction is often the starting point for heroin and …
April 08, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’S Fourteenth Prescription Drug Take Back Day Yields Fruitful Results In Tennessee

November 07, 2017
… year, this event continues to remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where … mobilization of his entire Administration to address drug addiction and opioid abuse by directing the declaration of a …
November 07, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’S Fourteenth Prescription Drug Take Back Day Yields Fruitful Results In Georgia

November 07, 2017
… year, this event continues to remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where … mobilization of his entire Administration to address drug addiction and opioid abuse by directing the declaration of a …
November 07, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’S Fourteenth Prescription Drug Take Back Day Yields Fruitful Results In North Carolina

November 07, 2017
… year, this event continues to remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where … mobilization of his entire Administration to address drug addiction and opioid abuse by directing the declaration of a …
November 07, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’S Fourteenth Prescription Drug Take Back Day Yields Fruitful Results In Georgia

November 07, 2017
… year, this event continues to remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where … mobilization of his entire Administration to address drug addiction and opioid abuse by directing the declaration of a …
November 07, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

National Healthcare Fraud Enforcement Action Results in Charges involving more than $1.4 Billion in Alleged Losses

September 20, 2021
… and other defendants accused of illegal distribution of opioids. The Southern District of Georgia’s announced … “Medical practitioners who unlawfully dispense dangerous, addictive and potentially deadly substances do so under the …
September 20, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Members Of Taos County-Based Heroin Trafficking And Money Laundering Ring Enter Guilty Pleas

December 09, 2016
… part of HOPE Initiative which seeks to reduce the number of opioid-related deaths in New Mexico ALBUQUERQUE - Ivan … had a disproportionately devastating impact on New Mexico.  Opioid addiction has taken a toll on public safety, public …
December 09, 2016
DOCUMENT

Administrator Milgram's Remarks on Ten Pharmaceutical Distributor Executives, Sales Representatives, and Brokers Charged in Connection with Unlawful Sales of Nearly 70M Opioid Pills

October 04, 2024
DEA Administrator Remarks
… Charged in Connection with Unlawful Sales of Nearly 70M Opioid Pills DEA Administrator Remarks DEA Administrator … significantly contributing to the devastation caused by the opioid crisis by knowingly supplying pill-mill pharmacies …
October 04, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Norwalk Doctors Charged With Operating “Pill Mill,” Health Care Fraud And Money Laundering

July 13, 2017
… oxycodone and hydrocodone, to patients that he knew were addicted or had been arrested for distributing or possessing … widespread abuse of opiates, which is a gateway to heroin addiction and is devastating our communities.  In response to the ongoing opioid epidemic DEA is committed to improve public safety …
July 13, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Lexington Doctor Guilty Of Fentanyl Distribution

October 24, 2016
… - (910) 815-4513 Randall Long Prescribed Fentanyl to Woman Addicted to Opiates While Romantically Involved With Her … knowing that she was abusing the drug to further her addiction to opiates.   U.S. Attorney Rose is joined in … Police Department. Fentanyl is a powerful opioid drug typically prescribed by doctors to help patients …
October 24, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Smithtown Doctor Indicted For The Illegal Distribution Of Controlled Substances Without Legitimate Medical Need

May 22, 2015
… A. Gregovich 720-431-8836 Doctor issues prescription to addicts and in exchange for sexual favors BROOKLYN, N.Y. - A … distributed oxycodone, methodone and alprazalom, highly addictive prescription pain medications.   The defendant is … the indictment, Dr. Fagin’s house was a medicine chest for opioid addicts to fuel their addiction. Dr. Fagin allegedly …
May 22, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Federal Court Orders San Antonio-Area Pharmacy and Pharmacist to Pay $275,000 Civil Penalty in Case Alleging Unlawful Opioid Distribution

October 11, 2023
… to Pay $275,000 Civil Penalty in Case Alleging Unlawful Opioid Distribution October 11, 2023 Houston Contact Info … and imposed restrictions related to the dispensing of opioids and other controlled substances. Pursuant to an …
October 11, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

UT Southwestern to Pay $4.5 Million to Resolve Alleged Controlled Substance Act Violations That Permitted Drug Diversion by Staff

November 30, 2021
… DEA Dallas Special Agent in Charge, Eduardo A. Chávez.  “Opioids, like fentanyl, do not discriminate in its addictive properties when diverted or taken outside the …
November 30, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day

August 19, 2022
… 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 …
August 19, 2022
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day with Extended Hours for the Faces of Fentanyl Exhibit

August 17, 2023
… tirelessly to amplify and increase awareness of the highly addictive and dangerous drugs containing fentanyl - … pills and powder seizures.      Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is approximately 50 times more potent than … mixing fentanyl with other illicit drugs to drive addiction and create repeat business. Many victims of …
August 17, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Attacks Indiana Opana Painkiller Epidemic

February 05, 2016
… state, local and federal law enforcement in attacking the opioid and recent HIV epidemic Scott and Clark Counties.  In … in Indiana. The abuse of meth, heroin, Opana, and other opioids is dramatically on the rise and has caused a public … epidemic that is turning Americans into drug addicts,” said DEA Associate Special Agent in Charge Karen …
February 05, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Physician Assistant At Orange County Clinic Convicted Of Federal Drug Charges For Issuing Prescriptions Without Medical Need

September 20, 2017
… six years in prison for illegally prescribing dangerous and addictive controlled substances SANTA ANA, Calif. - A … (best known under the brand name OxyContin), (a synthetic opioid often used as a treatment for addiction to opioids such as heroin), and (sold primarily …
September 20, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Pharmacist arrested in diversion of 5,000 oxycodone pills worth up to $150,000 from a pharmacy in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn

November 01, 2018
… in Bensonhurst, to order 5,000 oxycodone 30 mg pills, an addictive opioid painkiller, for the purposes of selling the pills. In … the proper recordkeeping for controlled substances, such as opioids. Upon the inspectors noting the discrepancies, OMIG …
November 01, 2018
STORY

Keeping Area Families Safe This Summer

July 16, 2021
Fentanyl
… Families Safe This Summer July 16, 2021 Deadly synthetic opioid found in counterfeit pills and street drugs Just this … the curtain, the Maryland teenager struggled with drug addiction throughout high school. The 22-year-old lost his … drug, allows drug dealers to increase profits, create addicts, and attract repeat customers. That is, if their …
July 16, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Prolific opioid dealer sentenced to 13 years in federal prison

June 11, 2018
… Prolific opioid dealer sentenced to 13 years in federal prison June …
June 11, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Dallas Woman Sentenced In Opioid Prescription Drug Distribution Conspiracy

April 10, 2017
… Dallas Woman Sentenced In Opioid Prescription Drug Distribution Conspiracy April 10, …
April 10, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Houston Doctor, Pharmacist, Recruiter Sentenced In Opioid Diversion Conspiracy

April 04, 2017
… Houston Doctor, Pharmacist, Recruiter Sentenced In Opioid Diversion Conspiracy April 04, 2017 Houston Contact …
April 04, 2017