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Three Convicted for Fraudulently Billing Over $8 Million to Medicare and Medicaid Through Opioid Addiction Treatment Clinics in Kentucky

… Billing Over $8 Million to Medicare and Medicaid Through Opioid Addiction Treatment Clinics in Kentucky March 24, 2025 …
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Texas Physician Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Operating a Houston-Area Pill Mill

… pill mill that issued prescriptions for over 3 million opioid pills. According to court documents, Maryam Qayum, … purchased prescriptions for high strength, highly addictive opioids oxycodone and hydrocodone. Qayum issued these …
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Mustang Man Charged with Distributing Synthetic Opioid Resulting in Death

… Mustang Man Charged with Distributing Synthetic Opioid Resulting in Death June 04, 2026 Dallas Contact Info … Drugs.  Counterfeit Pills Synthetic drugs Synthetic Opioids On On Press Release Image Layout Landscape …
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Drug Trafficking Duo Sentenced to Federal Prison for Fentanyl Conspiracy

… and flooded our streets, devastating our communities with addiction, death, and despair. But, thanks to close …
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DEA Caribbean Division Strikes Major Blow Against Violent Drug Trafficking Organization in Southern Puerto Rico

… message: we will relentlessly pursue those who profit from addiction, violence, and fear. Every investigation, every …
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DEA Announces Step To Increase Opioid Addiction Treatment

… DEA Announces Step To Increase Opioid Addiction Treatment January 23, 2018 Headquarters … practitioners to prescribe and dispense buprenorphine to addicts WASHINGTON - The United States Drug Enforcement …
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Homeland Security Task Force Investigation in Seattle Leads to Eight-Year Sentence for Leader of Drug Trafficking Organization

… commitment to protect the United States from synthetic opioids by disrupting the fentanyl supply chain, reducing … Casey Conzatti told the court Ibarra Loera dealt “deadly, addictive and destructive substances… cocaine is one of the …
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DEA New York Task Force Division Announces Two New York Men Indicted For Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy That Involved the On-Campus Rape and Death of One College Student and Near-Death of Another

… drugs that were strong enough, the Victims would get addicted, FREIRE went on to describe that scenario as a “win …
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Mexican Fentanyl Manufacturer Pleads Guilty to International Drug Trafficking Offenses

… chemicals obtained from China, which contributed to the opioid epidemic poisoning our communities,” said Assistant … from China, produced fentanyl in a Mexican lab, and fueled addiction from coast to coast, harming our communities. The …
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Homeland Security Task Force Investigation Results in Prison Sentence for Drug Trafficker who Targeted Seattle's Chinatown International District

… nearly $3 million – but the damage to our community due to addiction, crime and deaths far surpasses that number.” … Cruz chose to continue down a path leading to suffering and addiction for so many, purchasing kilogram quantities of …
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Two Pacific Northwest Mothers Win National Prevention Awards as DEA Seattle Recognizes National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day

… call to action to increase awareness to the highly addictive and dangerous drugs containing fentanyl that continue to drive the opioid epidemic and take lives. Fentanyl-related deaths have … its fight against the deadly threat of synthetic opioids with the launch of its Fentanyl Free America   …
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Leader of Massive Drug Trafficking Ring Sentenced to More Than Ten Years in Prison

… organizations responsible for trafficking synthetic opioids, reduce their availability, and protect American … our partners will continue pursuing those who profit from addiction and violence until they are brought to justice and … partners remain committed to removing highly dangerous and addictive drugs, and those who push them, from our streets …
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DEA teams with Washington Redskins to tackle opioid addiction

… DEA teams with Washington Redskins to tackle opioid addiction October 09, 2019 Washington, DC Contact … help end the opioid epidemic in our area.   ### Synthetic Opioids On …
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Drug Trafficking

… the vulnerability of local residents struggling with addiction, treating human suffering as a business model for …
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Fort Walton Beach Physician Pays $300,000 To Resolve Controlled Substances Act Violation Allegations

… to resolve allegations that he unlawfully prescribed opioids and other controlled substances in violation of the … has dealt with the devastating consequences of the opioid epidemic for years, and my office is committed to …
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Community Event
August 02, 2019
August 02, 2019

10th Annual Community Drug Awareness Day Conference focuses on opioid addiction

5:00 AM - 11:30 AM (EDT)
Houston , TX
Today, our country’s most pervasive drug threat is the opioid overdose epidemic, which has been spurred on by the nonmedical abuse of prescription pain medications and heroin. This widespread outbreak is devastating and destroying communities throughout our country. It cuts across all demographics and socio-economic classes, including adults and adolescents...
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Fentanyl Free America Awards

July 16, 2026
… Lieutenant Hotz educates the public about the disease of addiction and continually strives to reduce the stigma … of his fellow Veterans impacted by the over-prescription of opioid pain medication and has dedicated his career to … H.E.R.O.I.C., which stands for Helping-Educate-Resist-Opioids-In-Communities. Since its creation, this initiative …
July 16, 2026
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Operation Synthetic Opioid Surge, a new program announced by the Attorney General to combat opioid addiction

… Operation Synthetic Opioid Surge, a new program announced by the Attorney General to combat opioid addiction July 12, 2018 Detroit Contact Info Contact … program that seeks to reduce the supply of deadly synthetic opioids in high impact areas and to identify wholesale …
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Las Vegas Man Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine and Heroin

… definitive message that individuals who profit from fueling addiction in Nevada will be held fully accountable under …
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Career Offender Sentenced to Over 26 Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Pill Mill and Meth Distribution with Firearms

… the lengths to which drug dealers will go to profit from addiction and suffering, and this significant sentence …
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Texas doctors are served temporary restraining orders from illegally prescribing highly addictive opioids

… restraining orders from illegally prescribing highly addictive opioids May 10, 2019 Dallas Contact Info Contact Us (214) …
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Sioux Falls Woman Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of a Controlled Substance Resulting in Death

… It does not distinguish between a first-time user and an addict in a longtime struggle. It simply stops your …
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Texas Doctor Convicted for Illegally Distributing More than a Million Pills

… for unlawfully distributing more than a million pills of opioids and other dangerous controlled substances. “Medical … said DEA Assistant Administrator Cheri Oz. “The highly addictive, dangerous misused drugs in this case – oxycodone …
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U.S. Attorney and DEA San Antonio Field Division Announce New Overdose Task Force to Combat Drug Related Overdoses

… its fight against the deadly threat of synthetic opioids with the launch of its Fentanyl Free America …
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Texas Doctor Charged with Illegally Distributing Millions of Opioid Pills

… Texas Doctor Charged with Illegally Distributing Millions of Opioid Pills April 02, 2026 Houston Contact Info Contact Us … or examine his purported patients before prescribing them opioids and other controlled substances. In just over four …
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Brooklyn Woman Charged with Attempting to Steal Opioid Prescriptions from Hempstead Assisted Living Facility

… Brooklyn Woman Charged with Attempting to Steal Opioid Prescriptions from Hempstead Assisted Living Facility … accountable anyone responsible for fueling the ongoing opioid crisis.” “The defendant used her position managing …
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Las Vegas Man Sentenced to Over Four Years in Prison for Distribution of Methamphetamine

… sending a clear message that those who profit from fueling addiction in Nevada will be held fully accountable under …
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30 Kilos of Cocaine Seized from Mail Delivery Service Packages in New York City

… supply of cocaine is surging.  Frequently mixed with lethal opioids and other synthetic drugs, cocaine has been detected … and disrupting those methods. Narcotics trafficking fuels addiction, threatens public safety and can drive violence in …
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Four Sentenced for Conspiring with Annandale-Based Doctor to Illegally Distribute Oxycodone and other Controlled Substances

… paid a doctor to issue fraudulent prescriptions for opioid medications and then trafficked those drugs to buyers …
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Sweeping DEA Operation Targets Pharmacy Burglaries and the Illegal Sale of Addictive Prescription Medications

… Targets Pharmacy Burglaries and the Illegal Sale of Addictive Prescription Medications August 29, 2024 … dealers, burglars, and all. In the fight against the opioid epidemic, the DEA is relentless in shutting down those who profit from fueling addiction." In addition to today’s announcement, DEA has …