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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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Physician sentenced to seven years in prison for patients’ deaths

… 18, 2019, Choy admitted he illegally sold prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances in lethal dosages … who looked to him for treatment and instead developed addiction.” Queens Acting District Attorney John M. Ryan …
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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 …
GENERAL INFORMATION

Operation Engage Anchorage

March 28, 2025
… our division will focus on Anchorage Alaska, targeting the opioid drug threat. Other components of Operation Engage … step in avoiding drug experimentation, drug misuse, drug addiction, and all related behaviors that are plaguing … distributed throughout Alaska, to include rural villages. Opioids (illicit fentanyl and heroin) and prescription drugs …
March 28, 2025
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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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Two Dallas Women Sentenced In Opioid Prescription Drug Distribution Conspiracy

… Two Dallas Women Sentenced In Opioid Prescription Drug Distribution Conspiracy April 24, …
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South Texas Woman Sentenced In Opioid Prescription Drug Distribution Conspiracy

… South Texas Woman Sentenced In Opioid Prescription Drug Distribution Conspiracy June 05, …
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San Diego Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Distribution Resulting in Death

… first responders quickly identified the mass-collapse as an opioid overdose and administered Narcan – a medication … has is way worse, way more deadly, than other highly addictive and dangerous drugs that we see.”  When addressing … life.  If you are using drugs, please seek help with your addiction.  It could save your life.”   “Today, a drug …
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Former Long Island Doctor Sentenced for Conspiring to Illegally Distribute Oxycodone

… “By knowingly and intentionally writing prescriptions of addictive opioids that he knew would be resold, he violated not only … medical professionals who contribute to the risk of addiction, overdose and death by their callous actions.” Ms. …
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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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Long Island Doctor Convicted Of Causing The Overdose Deaths Of Two Patients And Illegally Distributing Oxycodone

… prescribing oxycodone, a particularly dangerous and addictive drug, with lethal results. The Department of … like Dr. Belfiore accountable for their role in fueling the opioid epidemic.” “From the time he was arrested, to today’s … lost at the hands of Dr. Belfiore, whose practice enabled addiction and overdose - both of which contribute to the …
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Merrick Doctor Arrested For The Illegal Distribution Of Oxycodone To An Undercover Police Officer

… complaint with illegally distributing oxycodone, a highly addictive prescription pain medication. The defendant is … added to the list of those who perpetuate the spread of opioid addiction by allegedly facilitating the distribution …
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Former Doctor Pleads Guilty To Illegally Prescribing Pain Medication

… medication for no medical purpose opens the door to drug addiction. Nearly 80 percent of people who recently started … used prescription pain relievers illegally. To combat opioid addiction, DEA and our law enforcement partners are … But when they are abused can be dangerous and highly addictive. Let me be clear, a vast majority of physicians …
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Long Island Doctor Arrested For Illegal Distribution Of Controlled Substances

… wrote hundreds of prescriptions for thousands of opioid pain pills without legitimate medical need BROOKLYN, … medical purpose. “By prescribing thousands of highly addictive pain pills without a legitimate medical purpose, … drugs, and contribute to the rise of drug abuse and addiction in our communities.” Ms. Lynch expressed her …
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Riverhead Physician Assistant Arrested For Conspiracy To Illegally Prescribe Oxycodone

… with conspiring to illegally distribute oxycodone, a highly addictive prescription pain medication. Also this morning, a … Agent in Charge James J. Hunt stated, “People who are addicted to opioid painkillers are forty times more likely to be …
STORY

DEA Executes Operation Profit Over Patients to Dismantle Health Care Fraud Networks

July 03, 2025
… writing unnecessary prescriptions for large amounts of opioids and various combinations of controlled substances to … more than 335,000 pills of oxycodone 30mg, which is highly addictive and dangerous, to patients who showed obvious signs of addiction and drug-diversion. Patients and patient …
July 03, 2025
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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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Two New Jersey Pharmacists Charged With Illegally Distributing Oxycodone And Other Pain Killers

… counts of illegal distribution. “There is a real opioid epidemic in the United States, one that’s responsible … fake prescriptions or to individuals whom they knew to be addicts.” Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the … have been doing their part to help in the reduction of the opioid epidemic we are facing. Instead, based on the …
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Two Chinese nationals charged with operating global opioid and drug manufacturing conspiracy resulting in deaths

… Two Chinese nationals charged with operating global opioid and drug manufacturing conspiracy resulting in deaths …
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Texas Physician Found Guilty for Unlawfully Prescribing Over 1.3 Million Doses of Opioids

… 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 …
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Pacific Beach resident pleads guilty to distributing fentanyl that caused two overdoses, one of them fatal

… to him. J.H. had to be administered Narcan (used to treat opioid overdoses) and rushed to the hospital, but survived … drug overdoses in Pacific Beach in September 2018.   Many opioid addicts start their addiction with legitimate prescription drugs. Drug cartels, …
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Alabama doctor charged with additional counts of prescribing controlled substances

… hyperactivity disorders, Suboxone, a drug used to treat opioid addiction, and oxycodone, an opioid. The indictment … involved delegating responsibility for seeing patients with opioid addictions to staff such as his x-ray technician and …
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Yonkers Doctor Pleads Guilty to Illegal Distribution of More Than 100,000 Oxycodone Pills

… prescribed more than 100,000 doses of a highly potent and addictive opioid without a legitimate medical need.  As this case … of professional practice.  Oxycodone is a highly potent and addictive opioid that commands high prices in the black …
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Pharmacist And A Pharmacy Technician Indicted For Conspiracy To Illegally Distribute Prescription Drugs

… on indictments that they conspired to illegally distribute opioid painkillers and other controlled substances.  A … Morris said. “All too often, this abuse leads to addiction, shattered lives, and even death. For the health … and becomes a drug dealer, preying on prescription drug addicts like any other trafficker in illegal drugs, he …
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DEA Surge In Drug Diversion Investigations Leads To 28 Arrests And 147 Revoked Registrations

… Surge part of Administration’s focus on combatting the opioid epidemic WASHINGTON - For 45 days in February and … organizations responsible for the illegal distribution of addictive and potentially deadly pharmaceutical controlled …
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Career drug dealer sentenced to federal prison for methamphetamine, opioids, marijuana

… dealer sentenced to federal prison for methamphetamine, opioids, marijuana October 13, 2020 Atlanta Contact Info …
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Three Sentenced In Opioid "Pill Mill" Case, Including Dallas Doctor

… Three Sentenced In Opioid "Pill Mill" Case, Including Dallas Doctor May 26, …
STORY

DEA’s Washington Division Holds Operation Engage Business Roundtable Event

July 23, 2021
… Street , and many others, joined to discuss the impact of addiction and illicit drug health crises through the lens of … 75% of employers have been affected in some way by employee opioid use, while only 17% of employers believe their organization is extremely well prepared to deal with opioid use in the workplace,” according to the National …
July 23, 2021
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Narcotics (Opioids)

Methadone

January 22, 2025
Methadone is a synthetic (man-made) narcotic, prescribed as Methadose® and Dolphine®. Methadone is available as a tablet, oral solution, or injectable liquid. As of January 1, 2008, manufacturers of methadone hydrochloride tablets 40 mg (dispersible) have voluntarily agreed to restrict distribution of this formulation to only those facilities authorized for...
January 22, 2025
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Former Long Island Doctor Pleads Guilty to conspiring to illegally distribute oxycodone

… and 2019, Ammar illegally prescribed thousands of highly addictive oxycodone pills to two individuals identified in … Instead of healing, he chose a dangerous path of causing addiction, overdose, and overwhelming suffering to many. I … partners at the DEA are working tirelessly to combat the opioid epidemic on Long Island and elsewhere, including by …