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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

… 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 …
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Lexington Doctor Guilty Of Fentanyl Distribution

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

… Westchester - (914) 682-6256 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 …
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Valley Stream man arrested for allegedly using doctor’s prescription pad to acquire thousands of opioid pills

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

… 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 …
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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 with Extended Hours for the Faces of Fentanyl Exhibit

… 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 …
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DEA Attacks Indiana Opana Painkiller Epidemic

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

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

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

… 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 …
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Keeping Area Families Safe This Summer

July 16, 2021
… 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
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National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action Results in Charges Involving over $1.4 Billion in Alleged Losses

… million connected to other health care fraud and illegal opioid distribution schemes across the country. “Holding to … prey on our most vulnerable – those in pain, the substance-addicted, and even the homeless – those who are most … but they often leave their victims even deeper in addiction. We are grateful to our partners who stand with us …
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South Georgia Physician Sentenced to Prison after Admitting Conspiracy to Illegally Distribute Drugs

… trafficking conspiracy that distributed massive amounts of addictive-controlled substances from pain management and addiction clinics. Dr. Wallace Steven Anderson, 68, of … dole out significant amounts of addictive drugs, including opioids, fueling our communities’ addiction crisis while …
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President Biden Releases National Drug Control Strategy to Save Lives, Expand Treatment, and Disrupt Trafficking

… fentanyl. “This Strategy goes after two big drivers of the opioid epidemic: untreated addiction and drug trafficking,” said President Biden. “It’s … specific actions to improve access to medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) programs for jails and prisons; …
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“Operation Red Raider” results in 21 arrested in cocaine and heroin distribution ring in New Jersey

… have felt the devastating and staggering impact of the opioid crisis and the distribution and use of illegal … drugs.  Since January 1, 2018, there have been 49 fatal opioid overdoses in Gloucester County, compared to 69 for … like Operation Helping Hand to connect those suffering from addiction with treatment--we also are re-doubling our …
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Acting U.S. Attorney And DEA Announces Results Of Ongoing Efforts To Reduce Heroin Trafficking And Abuse In Southwestern Ohio

… reaffirmation of our commitment to continuing to fight the opioid problem in southwestern Ohio through enforcement, … the documentary “Chasing the Dragon: The Life of an Opiate Addict.” “A critical component to reducing the opiate and …