PRESS RELEASE

St. Louis Hosts A Private Screening For The Video "Chasing The Dragon"

February 18, 2016
… who either abused opiates or had family members become addicts. It shows the cycle of addiction and looks at the tragic consequences associated with opioid abuse. Following the very powerful movie, there was a …
February 18, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

DEA 2020 Year in Review: Combatting Serious Drug-Related Threats During the Pandemic

January 14, 2021
… the scourge of methamphetamine, and the ongoing threat of opioids and fentanyl. DEA has also been on the front lines …
January 14, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Long Island Man Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Distribute Oxycodone

May 18, 2018
… forms to acquire his drug supply, Belford distributed opioids in our community and beyond, fueling the opioid … commitment to investigating those who enable drug addiction and misuse.” According to court filings and facts …
May 18, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

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

May 07, 2018
… to come together and do his or her part to fight the opioid crisis - simply by disposing of unwanted prescription … Back Day events continue to remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where … drugs is just one way DEA is working to reduce the addiction and overdose deaths plaguing this country due to …
May 07, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

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

May 07, 2018
… to come together and do his or her part to fight the opioid crisis - simply by disposing of unwanted prescription … Back Day events continue to remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where … drugs is just one way DEA is working to reduce the addiction and overdose deaths plaguing this country due to …
May 07, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

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

May 04, 2018
… to come together and do his or her part to fight the opioid crisis - simply by disposing of unwanted prescription … Back Day events continue to remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where … drugs is just one way DEA is working to reduce the addiction and overdose deaths plaguing this country due to …
May 04, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

DEA & MPD Issue Public Safety Alert on Mass Overdose Events Across D.C. Metro Area

April 14, 2022
… in and around the Nation’s Capital. Fentanyl is a highly addictive and dangerous synthetic opioid, the DEA and MPD are finding in neighborhoods across … other drugs, in an effort to increase profits and drive addiction. These fentanyl-containing drugs – often sold as …
April 14, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Medical Doctor Surrenders License As DEA Executes Search And Seizure Warrants On Pain Clinic

February 23, 2018
… in prescribing, obtaining and distributing dangerous and addictive controlled substances. “One of the most … increase in the abuse of prescription drugs, especially opioid painkillers. Almost four million Americans are addicted to prescription painkillers and over 42,000 people …
February 23, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Seven Arrested In Major New York City Prescription Forgery Ring

January 23, 2017
… leaders of a lucrative scheme to forge prescriptions for addictive opioid painkillers and illegally obtain pills from … Bivona and Keller schemed to profit off of other people’s addictions by pushing diverted oxycodone onto New York …
January 23, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Opioid dealer that caused deaths of two people going to prison for more than 21 years

August 12, 2019
… Opioid dealer that caused deaths of two people going to …
August 12, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Former Jacksonville healthcare worker sentenced to five years in federal prison for opioid distribution conspiracy

June 23, 2020
… worker sentenced to five years in federal prison for opioid distribution conspiracy June 23, 2020 Miami Contact …
June 23, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s Office and DEA announce charges against Rochester Drug Co-operative and two executives for unlawfully distributing controlled substances

April 23, 2019
… to justice anyone responsible for unlawfully fueling the opioid epidemic, and that includes executives who illegally … federal narcotics laws by distributing dangerous, highly addictive opioids to pharmacy customers that it knew were being sold …
April 23, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Task Force Takes Down Fentanyl Distribution Ring

May 19, 2016
… related to the distribution of , a powerful synthetic opioid: John Casadei, 45, of Morris Jared McBriarty, 31, of … on our streets and in the hands of those struggling with addiction.  This investigation demonstrates the strength of …
May 19, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Doctor Convicted of Second Degree Murder

April 30, 2021
… advantage of individuals, especially ones who suffer from addiction.” During a three week trial, state prosecutors … five individuals who died were prescribed more than 1,800 opioid pills in the same months as their deaths. Three of … Attorney General’s Office for their efforts in this case. Opioids On …
April 30, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’S 15h Rx Drug Take Back Event Yields Fruitful Results In The Atlanta Field Division & State Of Tennessee

May 07, 2018
… 28, 2018, in an effort to stem the tide of the prescription opioid crisis in America,  territories within the Atlanta … year, this event continues to remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where … drugs is just one way DEA is working to reduce the addiction and overdose deaths plaguing this country due to …
May 07, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

DEA New England Field Division Collects A Record 48 Tons Of Prescription Drugs During The 14th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

November 07, 2017
… drugs.  It is estimated that 10% of the drugs collected are opioid pain killers which would represent approximately 9,600 pounds of opioids that are out of medicine cabinets and potentially … pill, heroin, and fentanyl epidemic of substance abuse and addiction.” The following is a breakdown of collected …
November 07, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

DEA and U.S. Attorney’s Offices throughout New York Promote National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

April 20, 2021
… home medicine cabinets on April 24, 2021 NEW YORK – With opioid overdose deaths increasing during the pandemic, the … discussion about the tragic dangers associated with opioid use and misuse.”  Acting United States Attorney … prescription drugs is just one way DEA is working to reduce addiction and stem overdose deaths. Learn more about the …
April 20, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Task Force seizes $150 million worth of opioids from tractor trailer headed to Northeast

March 04, 2019
… DEA Task Force seizes $150 million worth of opioids from tractor trailer headed to Northeast March 04, …
March 04, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Attorney General Chiesa Announces New Jersey Prescription Monitoring Program

January 18, 2012
… the individual obtained a total of 2,520 doses o f highly addictive, narcotic medications classified as Controlled … in the United States than heroin and cocaine combined. Opioid pain medication abuse accounts for the most common … departments and nearly one million Americans are currently addicted to some type of opiate - costing insurance …
January 18, 2012
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Issues Warning Over Counterfeit Pills

May 21, 2021
… tied to counterfeit pills containing the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl.  Manufactured by Mexican drug trafficking … to expand their business among the already increasing opioid-addicted population.  Manufacturing these pills using … information concerning the availability of any synthetic opioids as they surface within local drug markets with your …
May 21, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Fort Lauderdale Doctor And Staff Arrested For Running A Pill Mill

February 12, 2018
… Mensah, 50.  All are accused of prescribing high amounts of opioids and other addictive drugs for no legitimate reason to patients seeking … during which in actuality, they issued prescriptions for opioids and other drugs in exchange for cash payments,.  As …
February 12, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

DEA announces launch of Operation Crystal Shield

February 20, 2020
… methamphetamine has been a leading cause of violence and addiction – a drug threat that has never gone away,” said … By reducing the supply of meth, we reduce the violence, addiction, and death it spreads.” “Opioid use and abuse has left its mark on New York, and …
February 20, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

MGH To Pay $2.3 Million To Resolve Drug Diversion Allegations

September 28, 2015
… Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz.  “Diversion of these drugs feeds addiction, contributes to potential illegal drug sales, and fuels the opioid epidemic that has had a devastating effect on the … two nurses stole nearly 16,000 pills, mostly oxycodone, an addictive painkiller.  Both nurses stole from automated …
September 28, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Doctor Convicted Of Three Murders In Prescription Drug Overdose Case

October 30, 2015
… second-degree murder for prescribing massive quantities of addictive and dangerous drugs to patients with no legitimate … medical professionals writing prescriptions for highly addictive opioids outside the scope of legitimate medical …
October 30, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Two Doctors Face Federal Charges For Supplying Drug Trafficking Gang Members With Narcotics Prescriptions

August 29, 2016
… “The powerful drugs in this case, which include addictive painkillers, can kill users who abuse them,” said … supplying gang members and associates prescriptions for the addictive painkillers.  “These arrests demonstrate DEA’s …
August 29, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Chattanooga Pill Mill Operator Sentenced To 280 Years In Prison

August 28, 2015
… (DEA), Atlanta Division stated, “The dispensing of addictive prescription pain medication under the guise of a … drugs to many people over a long period of time. Illegal opioid pain medication distribution organizations, such as this, contribute to an epidemic of addiction in the United States.  We thank the cooperative …
August 28, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Continues Its Drug Abuse Prevention Efforts With Prescription Drug Take Back Day This Saturday

April 24, 2017
… Prevents Drug Thefts, Abuse, and Overdoses NEW ORLEANS - Addictive prescription drugs that are thrown away or left … no questions asked.  America is experiencing an epidemic of addiction, overdose, and death due to abuse of prescription drugs, particularly opioid painkillers, with 6.4 million Americans age 12 and …
April 24, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Strike Force Arrests New York Drug Distributor In Undercover Investigation On The Dark Web

October 24, 2017
… by the dark web that enables criminal activity and drug addiction. Online illicit marketplaces challenge law … anonymity of the internet to peddle massive quantities of addictive pain killers without valid prescriptions. Hiding … highly addictive prescription drugs and potentially lethal opioids.  Thanks to the outstanding work of our law …
October 24, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Long Island Doctor Pleads Guilty To Distribution Of Oxycodone And Income Tax Evasion

November 13, 2012
… guilty today to illegally distributing oxycodone, a highly addictive prescription pain killer, and income tax evasion. … into powder form and ingested, it is a powerful and highly addictive drug that is increasingly abused because of the … has called an epidemic increase in the abuse of so-called opioid analgesics. So far, the Prescription Drug Initiative …
November 13, 2012
STORY

“Trash Can” Drug Threat in Mid-Atlantic

August 13, 2021
… drugs, they are often haphazardly packed with fentanyl, an opioid so potent that just a tiny amount can cause a fatal … to providing a safer future and solution to a lot of our addiction and drug problems. Of course, staying away from … drugs is best. But if you or a loved one need help with addiction, there’s always help. Our partners at the …
August 13, 2021