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Brooklyn Doctor Indicted In Illegal Sales Of Over 200 Painkiller Prescriptions: Pills Worth $700,000 On Black Market

… sold over 200 prescriptions for oxycodone, a highly addictive opioid painkiller. Desgrottes, a licensed internal medicine …
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DEA Hosts Successful Youth And Family Drug Awareness Summit In Wildwood

… The summit was part of the DEA’s 360 Strategy to combat opioid abuse.  The summit was attended by 200 elementary and … directly related to either heroin/fentanyl or prescription opioids.  In New Jersey, that number was 2,221.  … getting the message across to parents that drug abuse and addiction can happen to anyone.  Too many parents today hold …
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DEA In Kentucky With Law Enforcement And Community Partners Hold Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday

… 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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DEA Shuts Down Two Valley Pharmacies And Arrests Pharmacist

… and Yuma areas Joint Federal Investigation into Alleged Opioid Diversion Yields Federal Indictment PHOENIX, Ariz. - … medication is partially to blame for the deadly epidemic of opioid addiction throughout the country,” said Doug Coleman, … criminal organization distributed dangerous and highly addictive controlled narcotics throughout our communities, …
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Cumberland County man admits conspiring to distribute opioids, launder millions of dollars in drug proceeds

… Cumberland County man admits conspiring to distribute opioids, launder millions of dollars in drug proceeds … controlled substances, including Tramadol, a synthetic opioid, and butalbital; and one count of conspiring to …
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Bronx-to-Suffolk County Heroin Distribution Network Dismantled Ten Suspects Arraigned On Conspiracy To Distribute Heroin Deer Park Man And His Brother Charged As Major Traffickers

… law enforcement at all levels, continuing our fight against opioid addiction." Bridget G. Brennan, the Special Narcotics …
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Online drug dealer sentenced to 15 years for distributing counterfeit pills containing fentanyl that caused overdose death

… program in dosimetry at the time he passed.    Many opioid addicts start their addiction with legitimate prescription drugs. Drug cartels, …
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Pooler pharmacy, pharmacist to pay up to $2.2 million for dispensing illegitimate prescriptions

… this pharmacy’s complicit actions to improperly dispense opioids and other controlled substances, which ultimately … who illegally and inappropriately prescribe and dispense addictive drugs in the midst of an opioid addiction and overdose crisis,” said U.S. Attorney …
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Doctor charged for prescribing narcotics to non-patients and ordered detained until trial

… accused of writing prescriptions for narcotics, including opioids and amphetamines, to non-patients. The complaint … will continue to target those who traffic these addictive pain medications.”   “A key component of the …
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Santa Rosa Doctor Sentenced to More than Two Years in Prison for Unlawfully Prescribing Fentanyl and Oxycodone

… evidence demonstrated that Keller repeatedly prescribed the opioid oxycodone and other strong, addictive drugs to his patient, A.M., in dosages and … the drugs even though (1) he knew the dangerousness and addictiveness of opioids;(2) he knew medical professionals …
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Former physician assistant convicted in kickback scheme

… cancer pain. He often started patients on high doses of the addictive fentanyl spray and rebuffed patients and their … as a warning to those individuals who are fueling the opioid crisis in order to profit and destroy people’s … as deaths from fentanyl soar. Clough prescribed a highly addictive form of fentanyl based on kickback payments not on …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in nearly 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications

… DEA’s on-going commitment to turn the tide against the U.S. opioid epidemic. Nationwide, close to 745,000 pounds of … or no longer needed—that too often become a gateway to addiction. These efforts align directly with DEA’s priority …
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Anchorage nurse practitioner and Soldotna doctor arrested on separate federal narcotics charges

… allege that they illegally distributed large amounts of opioids and other powerful narcotics by writing … Nurse Practitioner specializing in pain management and addiction treatment. Spayd was arrested pursuant to a …
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U.S. And Chinese Drug Enforcement Agencies Meet On Synthetic Opioid Efforts

… U.S. And Chinese Drug Enforcement Agencies Meet On Synthetic Opioid Efforts September 29, 2016 Headquarters Contact Info …
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DEA LA 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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Albuquerque career criminal sentenced to life imprisonment for heroin distribution resulting in death of Cameron Weiss

… School student died from overdose in 2011 after becoming addicted to opioids following treatment for sports-related injuries … the family of Cameron Weiss,” said APD Chief Mike Geier. “Addiction is at the heart of so many problems in our …
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Doctor And Owner Of Bronx Clinics Involved In Illegal Distribution Of More Than Five Million Oxycodone Pills Is Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison

… flood the streets of New York City with millions of highly addictive, potent opioids, all under the guise of a legitimate medical … illegally dispensed opioids, enabling a vicious cycle of addiction that affects too many in our communities.  Thanks …
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Federal health care fraud takedown in Northeastern U.S. results in 54 defendants charged and convicted

… losses and the distribution of over 3.25 million pills of opioids in “pill mill” clinics and doctors’ offices. The … conduct, including: the criminal prescription of highly-addictive opioid pills to patients with no medical need, the …
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Doctor, Office Administrator And Nurse Practitioner Selling Prescriptions For Fentanyl And Oxycodone

… “At the same time that cartels are pushing fentanyl on opioid users, this investigation identified a rogue doctor … in lab coats, directly contributing to the glut of highly-addictive opioids flooding the streets of New York City and its …
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Acting Administrator Robert W. Patterson: Department of Justice/Drug Enforcement Administration Press Conference Announcement of New Tools to Address Opioid Crisis

November 29, 2017
… Press Conference Announcement of New Tools to Address Opioid Crisis Speech November 29, 2017 Acting Administrator … Press Conference Announcement of New Tools to Address Opioid Crisis 112917t.pdf On …
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Louis J. Milione: Before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform United States House of Representatives for a Hearing on the Heroin Use and Opioid Abuse Epidemic

March 22, 2016
… of Representatives for a Hearing on the Heroin Use and Opioid Abuse Epidemic Testimony March 22, 2016 Louis J. … of Representatives for a Hearing on the Heroin Use and Opioid Abuse Epidemic 032216t.pdf On …
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Former Nurse at Danville Hospital Sentenced for Tampering with Prescription Opioid Drugs, Making False Statements

… Danville Hospital Sentenced for Tampering with Prescription Opioid Drugs, Making False Statements March 04, 2022 … she had a substance abuse problem, self-medicated with opioids, and diverted the fentanyl and hydromorphone she …
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Dirty Doctor Pleads Guilty To Writing Illegal Opioid Prescriptions For Patients

… Dirty Doctor Pleads Guilty To Writing Illegal Opioid Prescriptions For Patients November 30, 2016 San …
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Former Wallingford Doctor Who Sold Opioid Prescriptions for Cash Sentenced to Federal Prison

… Former Wallingford Doctor Who Sold Opioid Prescriptions for Cash Sentenced to Federal Prison … that Braylovsky continued to prescribe a high quantity of opioid-based pills, as well as Alprazolam and Adderall, to a …
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DEA Announces “360 Strategy” In Southern New Jersey To Address Heroin, Prescription Opioids, Violent Crime

… In Southern New Jersey To Address Heroin, Prescription Opioids, Violent Crime January 08, 2018 New Jersey Contact … experts. “New Jersey is facing a heroin and prescription opioid abuse epidemic like we have never seen before.  The …
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Ten Alleged Members Of Sunland Park Heroin Trafficking Ring Facing Federal Narcotics Trafficking Charges

… part of HOPE Initiative which seeks to reduce the number of opioid-related deaths in New Mexico ALBUQUERQUE - Ten … had a disproportionately devastating impact on New Mexico.  Opioid addiction has taken a toll on public safety, public …
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Wiretap Investigation Yields More Than 77lbs Of Fentanyl, Heroin And Cocaine In “Operation High Hopes”

… Cartel in Mexico. “Those suffering from the disease of opioid addiction need access to treatment and recovery,” … not selling to support a habit. They’re trafficking in addictive substances that claim more lives in Massachusetts …
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Leader Of Oxycodone Ring Sentenced To 15 Years’ Imprisonment For His Leadership In Long Island Oxycodone Distribution Ring

… to conspiring to illegally distribute oxycodone, a highly addictive prescription pain killer, on October 9, 2014. The … to investigate and arrest those who illegally distribute opioids in our communities.”  “Cedric Moss masterminded a … and dangerous prescription drug, fueling an increasing addiction crisis on Long Island and elsewhere. Today’s …
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Pharmacist Found Guilty of Illegally Dispensing and Distributing Controlled Substances

… Erskine.  “His behavior fed into the continuing problem of addiction to powerful prescription opioids, which, unfortunately, continues to take a daily … of the prescriptions were for large quantities of highly addictive opioids, like oxycodone, and many of the …
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Miami doctor arrested for overprescribing oxycodone resulting in death

… report her boyfriend was unresponsive, possibly due to an opioid overdose. Miami-Dade PD detectives responded to the … the investigation also revealed that Dr. Farinas is an addict herself. When she prescribed a large number of … her a portion of those prescribed pills to satisfy her own addiction.      Expert analysis has concluded that the …