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December 23, 2024
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December 23, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

DEA, Marion County Partners Warn of Emerging Synthetic Drugs in Illicit Fentanyl Supply

… a powerful veterinary sedative often mixed with synthetic opioids, was detected in nearly one out of every 14 …
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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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Doctor Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for Unlawfully Distributing Opioids and Soliciting Sexual Favors from Patients

… to 57 Months in Prison for Unlawfully Distributing Opioids and Soliciting Sexual Favors from Patients May 06, …
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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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Puerto Rico Mental Health & Anti-Addiction Services Administration

The Mental Health & Anti-Addiction Services Administration is the lead agency that addresses substance use prevention, treatment and recovery in the state of Puerto Rico
 

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Massachusetts Bureau of Substance Addiction Services, Department of Public Health

The Bureau of Substance Addiction Services, Department of Public Health, is the lead agency that addresses substance use prevention, treatment and recovery in the state of Massachusetts.

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DEA investigators seeking answers in small Tennessee town

… of a rural area such as Clay County. As the nationwide opioid epidemic continues to ravage many parts of the … communities like Clay County are often targets for both addicts and drug traffickers who exploit the most vulnerable and who profit from addiction. We've lost too many Americans to opioid abuse." …
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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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Three Area Men Indicted for Distribution of Opioids

… Three Area Men Indicted for Distribution of Opioids August 20, 2021 Houston Contact Info Contact Us …
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California man sentenced to 87 months for conspiring to distribute opioids

… man sentenced to 87 months for conspiring to distribute opioids June 19, 2018 New York Contact Info Contact Us (212) … term of supervised release, for conspiring to distribute opioid pills.  The announcement was made by United States …
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Last member of deadly Elmira opioid trafficking organization sentenced to prison

… Last member of deadly Elmira opioid trafficking organization sentenced to prison May 13, … stated that Washington was a distributor in a large-scale opioid manufacturing and trafficking organization in the … and Rios.   In total, 16 members and associates of the opioid manufacturing and trafficking operation have been …
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Chinese National Arrested, Charged: Distributed Opioids, Including Fentanyl Shipped From China To Ohio

… Chinese National Arrested, Charged: Distributed Opioids, Including Fentanyl Shipped From China To Ohio July …
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Ringleader in Prescription Drug Conspiracy Sentenced to Federal Prison

… 815-4513 Defendant forged prescriptions to obtain highly addictive opioid   SAVANNAH, Ga. -- The leader of a … prescriptions to obtain and sell large amounts of highly addictive opioids has been sentenced to federal prison. … Raheem Hardy poured fuel on the raging fires of opioid addiction,” said U.S. Attorney Estes. “The teamwork …
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United States Attorney's Office files suit against San Joaquin County pharmacy for unlawfully dispensing opioids

… San Joaquin County pharmacy for unlawfully dispensing opioids January 27, 2021 San Francisco Contact Info Contact … as the pharmacist of Lockeford Drug in dispensing dangerous opioids and other drugs. According to the complaint, Howen …
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New Jersey Residents Turn In More Than 14,000 Pounds Of Unused And Unwanted Prescription Drugs

… tons of medications.  “More people start down the path of addiction through the misuse of opioid prescription drugs than any other substance,” said … out of five new heroin users start by abusing prescription opioids so the removal of those unused pills from the home …
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St. Louis County dentist sentenced to 18 months after issuing illegal prescriptions for opioid narcotic drugs

… to 18 months after issuing illegal prescriptions for opioid narcotic drugs February 05, 2020 St. Louis Contact … for long-acting, extended release, or high dosage opioids.  Mo. Rev. Stat. § 332.361(4)-(5).    “The DEA will …
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Founder And Owner Of Pharmaceutical Company Insys Arrested And Charged With Racketeering

… products include controlled medications that can lead to addiction and overdose have a special obligation to operate … Act are followed.”   “In the midst of a nationwide opioid epidemic that has reached crisis proportions, Mr. … Boston Field Division. “The allegations of selling a highly addictive opioid cancer pain drug to patients who did not …
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DEA proposes to reduce the amount of five opioids manufactured in 2020, marijuana quota for research increases by almost a third

… DEA proposes to reduce the amount of five opioids manufactured in 2020, marijuana quota for research …
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Chicago Medical Clinic Owner Gets Six Years Prison for Selling Opioids to Patients Illegally

… Medical Clinic Owner Gets Six Years Prison for Selling Opioids to Patients Illegally May 30, 2019 Chicago Contact …
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Matthew Perry’s Former Live-In Personal Assistant Sentenced to Nearly 3½ Years in Federal Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Ketamine to Actor

… field. He also was aware of Perry’s long history of drug addiction. Prosecutors wrote in their sentencing position … During this period, Iwamasa witnessed Perry’s increasing addiction to ketamine. He found Perry unconscious at his …
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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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Owner of Savannah-Area Clinic Charged for Role in Providing Access to Notorious ‘Pill Mill’ Doctor

… in the federal system.  “In this case, the dispensing of addictive prescription pain medication (often-times … to be true, these unlawful acts fuel our country’s raging opioid epidemic.” “The fight against the opioid addiction crisis must attack the full illegal supply …
EVENT
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Museum
September 18, 2018
September 18, 2018

DEA Museum Panel Discussion

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM (EDT)
Opioids and Heroin: A New Look at Some Old (and Not So Old) Drugs Live Stream Available www.deamuseum.org/lecture-series/opioids-and-heroin-2018 Questions: During the event, email questions to Elizabeth.L.Maurer@usdoj.gov Admission: This event is free and open to the public Drug overdoses are now the leading cause of injury-related death in the United States...
ALERT

DEA Laboratory Testing Reveals that 6 out of 10 Fentanyl-Laced Fake Prescription Pills Now Contain a Potentially Lethal Dose of Fentanyl

… deadliest drug threat facing this country. It is a highly addictive synthetic opioid that is 50 times more potent than heroin and 100 … 2021, with 66 percent of those deaths involving synthetic opioids like fentanyl.  The Sinaloa Cartel and Jalisco …
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DEA Recognizes First Ever National Fentanyl Awareness Day

… the dangers of this deadly drug.” Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is approximately 50 times more potent than … morphine.  It is inexpensive, widely available, and highly addictive. Drug traffickers are increasingly mixing fentanyl … with other illicit drugs—in powder and pill form—to drive addiction and create repeat customers. Many people who are …
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DEA San Francisco Division Recognizes National Fentanyl Awareness Day

… fight against the deadly threat of synthetic opioids with the launch of its  Fentanyl Free America   … of fentanyl in our communities:  Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is approximately 50 times more potent than …
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Long Island Doctor Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison for Illegal Distribution of Oxycodone

… on 32 counts of unlawfully distributing oxycodone, a highly addictive prescription painkiller, to 18 patients without a … to using all tools available to address the damage the opioid crisis does to our communities.” “DEA’s investigative … such illicit drug use and the diversion of highly addictive opioid prescriptions was egregious. I commend the …
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Madison Physician Agrees to Pay $110,000 to Resolve Allegations of Controlled Substance Prescribing Violations

… Act (CSA) related to the manner in which he was prescribing opioids and other controlled substances.   According to the … cases unrelated to this matter, this office has seen opiate addictions that begin with a doctor over-prescribing opiate …
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Federal Prosecutors File 20 Cases This Year Against Alleged Drug Dealers Who Sold Fentanyl that Caused Fatal Drug Overdoses

… 2021, McDevitt allegedly distributed the powerful synthetic opioid in Ventura County to the victim, who later died. … to a different victim who ingested the powerful synthetic opioid and died. Abdallah also allegedly possessed a total … fentanyl to a victim – who was struggling with drug addiction – in Fullerton on March 18, 2022. The victim later …