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Bridgeport Man Charged With Distributing Carfentanil

June 15, 2017
… of, heroin, carfentanil and U47700. Carfentanil is an opioid that is 10,000 times more potent than morphine and … This investigation is ongoing.” “Those suffering from opioid addiction need access to treatment and recovery,” … for the distribution of heroin and deadly synthetic opioids like carfentanil and U-47700 need to be held …
June 15, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Doctor Arrested For Providing Prescriptions In Exchange For Sex Acts

August 31, 2016
… and charged with distributing oxycodone and other highly addictive drugs without any legitimate medical purpose in … said at least two young women received prescriptions for opioids without a legitimate medical purpose on numerous …
August 31, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Catskill obstetrician-gynecologist pleads guilty to illegal distribution of opioids, health care fraud, aggravated identify theft, and obstruction of justice

August 06, 2019
… pleads guilty to illegal distribution of opioids, health care fraud, aggravated identify theft, and … and was a willing member of the conspiracy to distribute opioids for no legitimate medical purpose. Mabry further …
August 06, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

OCDETF Operation Zombie Island Shuts Down Major Heroin And Fentanyl Distribution Organization On Staten Island

January 17, 2018
… order to dismantle this organization and shut down a major opioid source of supply in Brooklyn, Staten Island, … City and into New Jersey for the distribution of highly addictive and dangerous drugs. Even after they realized the … allegedly continued to sell their poison and to fuel the opioid epidemic plaguing our nation. Today’s arrests are …
January 17, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Former Bordentown physician charged with narcotics distribution and fraud

December 04, 2019
… physician of illegally prescribing thousands of highly addictive opioid pills out of his Bordentown Township practice while … family practice for nearly 1,400,000 total doses of opioids, including oxycodone (OxyContin, Percocet, …
December 04, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Rolls Out Operation Engage in Anchorage

February 17, 2021
… 360 Strategy, which aimed its resources specifically at opioids, and allows field divisions to customize plans and … step in avoiding drug experimentation, drug misuse, drug addiction, and all related behaviors that are plaguing our …
February 17, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Federal Officials Participate In New Mexico Pharmacists Association’s Mid-Winter Meeting

January 25, 2015
… Office and DEA discuss initiative to address heroin and opioid epidemic in New Mexico ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - … and abuse contributes to New Mexico’s heroin and opioid epidemic and enlisting their support in combatting …
January 25, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Communities Across the Country Remove Nearly 664,000 Pounds of Unneeded Prescription Medications to Prevent Drug Misuse

May 15, 2023
… or expired.  These medications can be a gateway to addiction, and have helped fuel the opioid epidemic.   “Communities across the country again … helps prevent medication misuse that too often leads to opioid addiction at a time when Americans are dying from …
May 15, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Seattle Field Division Gears Up for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

October 27, 2022
… Registration: Oregon 1-888-219-4261 Event aims to prevent addiction and reduce drug poisoning deaths SEATTLE, Wash. – … homes as a first step in preventing medication misuse and opioid addiction from ever starting.” Opioid misuse remains …
October 27, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Recognizes First Ever National Fentanyl Awareness Day

May 10, 2022
… 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 …
May 10, 2022
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DEA Recognizes First Ever National Fentanyl Awareness Day

May 10, 2022
… and abuse with your loved ones." 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 …
May 10, 2022
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DEA Recognizes First Ever National Fentanyl Awareness Day

May 10, 2022
… these dangerous counterfeit pills.” 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 …
May 10, 2022
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DEA El Paso Recognizes First Ever National Fentanyl Awareness Day

May 10, 2022
… Day, but every day moving forward.” 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 …
May 10, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Brings In Record Number Of Unused Pills During 15th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

May 07, 2018
… taking action to stop drug abuse and prevent the disease of addiction from spreading.” Now in its 9th year, National … Back Day events continue to remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where …
May 07, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Staten Island Doctor And Two Others Diverted Millions Dollars’ Worth Of Pain Pills

June 22, 2017
… was diverted onto the streets of Staten Island, enabling addiction and overdoses on the borough. These arrests will impact Staten Island’s opioid market by shutting down an illicit pill distribution … Oxycodone for at least five years, at the expense of those addicted to these pain killers. The NYPD will aggressively …
June 22, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Our Community, Our Epidemic: Turning Drug Awareness Into Action

November 14, 2015
… number one public health crisis hitting American cities; opioid addiction.  Similar to resource collaboration used in … relief to those suffering from the effects of these highly addictive and dangerous substances.” In addition to the U.S. …
November 14, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

U.S. Attorney Byung “BJay” Pak issues progress report

November 13, 2018
… District of Georgia remains resolute in fighting the opioid epidemic that has plagued communities throughout the … to further reducing the excess supply of prescription opioids which has unintentionally fueled the epidemic.” “The …
November 13, 2018
DOCUMENT

Daniel D. Baldwin: Before the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations United States Senate for a Hearing Entitled “Combating the Opioid Crisis: Exploiting Vulnerabilities in International Mail

January 25, 2018
Testimony
… United States Senate for a Hearing Entitled “Combating the Opioid Crisis: Exploiting Vulnerabilities in International … United States Senate for a Hearing Entitled “Combating the Opioid Crisis: Exploiting Vulnerabilities in International …
January 25, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Former Jacksonville Beach doctor’s office employee pleads guilty to opioid distribution conspiracy

October 29, 2019
… Beach doctor’s office employee pleads guilty to opioid distribution conspiracy October 29, 2019 Miami …
October 29, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Washington Division Announces the Seizure of Over 8 Million of Deadly Doses of Fentanyl in 2022

January 26, 2023
… Agent in Charge of DEA’s Washington Division. “This highly addictive man-made drug is poisoning our citizens regardless … of D.C., Maryland and Virginia.” Fentanyl is a man-made opioid that is 50 times more potent than heroin. Just two … Prevention Overdose Prescription Drugs Synthetic drugs Opioids Synthetic Opioids Fentanyl On On Press Release Image …
January 26, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in nearly 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications

November 02, 2021
… DEA’s ongoing commitment to turn the tide against the U.S. opioid epidemic. Following last month’s 21st National … or no longer needed—that too often become a gateway to addiction. These efforts align directly with DEA’s priority …
November 02, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Results in DEA and Partners Collecting Hundreds of Thousands of Pounds of Unneeded Medications in an Effort to Prevent Addiction and Reduce Overdose Deaths

May 24, 2022
… of Pounds of Unneeded Medications in an Effort to Prevent Addiction and Reduce Overdose Deaths May 24, 2022 New Jersey …
May 24, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Fourteen members of a Washington Heights drug trafficking organization charged with distributing heroin

November 08, 2018
… these defendants operated a distribution network of highly addictive and dangerous drugs, which has been plaguing a … Heights of alleged criminals that continue to fuel the opioid epidemic. Opioid addiction touches families and communities across our …
November 08, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Upper West Side Doctor And Wife Indicted For Conspiracy And 37 Illegal Prescription Sales: Over $600,000 Cash Seized

June 09, 2015
… allegedly selling prescriptions for oxycodone, a powerful opioid painkiller, in exchange for cash over the course of … investigate and arrest those responsible for enabling the opioid addict population by distributing heroin or diverted … exchange prescriptions for cash have stoked the epidemic of addiction gripping our region.” Special Narcotics Prosecutor …
June 09, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in Charges Nationwide and in the Southern District Of Georgia

June 28, 2018
… charged for their roles in prescribing and distributing opioids and other dangerous narcotics.  Thirty state … pharmacists take advantage of people suffering from drug addiction in order to line their pockets. These are …
June 28, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in Charges Nationwide and in the Southern District Of Georgia

June 28, 2018
… charged for their roles in prescribing and distributing opioids and other dangerous narcotics.  Thirty state … pharmacists take advantage of people suffering from drug addiction in order to line their pockets. These are …
June 28, 2018
DOCUMENT

Neil D. Doherty: Before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, United States House of Representatives, for a Hearing Entitled “Federal Efforts to Combat the Opioid Crisis: A Status Update on CARA and Other Initiatives

October 25, 2017
Testimony
… for a Hearing Entitled “Federal Efforts to Combat the Opioid Crisis: A Status Update on CARA and Other Initiatives … for a Hearing Entitled “Federal Efforts to Combat the Opioid Crisis: A Status Update on CARA and Other Initiatives …
October 25, 2017
DOCUMENT

Susan A. Gibson: Before the Subcommittee on Health Energy and Commerce Committee United States House of Representatives, for a Hearing Entitled “Combating the Opioid Crisis: Helping Communities Balance Enforcement and Patient Safety”

February 28, 2018
Testimony
… of Representatives, for a Hearing Entitled “Combating the Opioid Crisis: Helping Communities Balance Enforcement and … of Representatives, for a Hearing Entitled “Combating the Opioid Crisis: Helping Communities Balance Enforcement and …
February 28, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 27, 2019

April 23, 2019
… Day Initiative continues to remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where … (DEA cannot accept liquids, needles or sharps.)   "Addiction causes a tremendous amount of pain and suffering, not just for those addicted to drugs, but also for their families and friends," …
April 23, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Denver and partners in the Rocky Mountain Region hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 27th.

April 24, 2019
… Day Initiative continues to remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where … (DEA cannot accept liquids, needles or sharps.)   "Addiction causes a tremendous amount of pain and suffering, not just for those addicted to drugs, but also for their families and friends," …
April 24, 2019