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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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Green Bay Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Dealing Fentanyl Resulting in Death and Possessing a Firearm

… decay of society and all too often death of people who are addicted or using these dangerous drugs. We will continue to … deadliest drug threat facing this country. It is a highly addictive synthetic opioid that is 50 times more potent than heroin and 100 …
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Man Sentenced to 200 Months’ Imprisonment for Role in Large-Scale Meth and Fentanyl Trafficking

… Apprehension Superintendent Drew Evans. “Traffickers fuel addiction, which victimizes families and threatens the …
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National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in Charges Nationwide and in the Southern District Of Georgia

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

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

… 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 …
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St. Louis Area Man Sentenced to 200 Months in Prison for Conspiracy that Led to Overdose of Two Teens

… protect the St. Louis area from the devastating impact of opioid abuse.” Salman, of Hazelwood, was sentenced June 9 to …
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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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OCDETF Operation Zombie Island Shuts Down Major Heroin And Fentanyl Distribution Organization On Staten Island

… 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 …
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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, …
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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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DEA Recognizes First Ever National Fentanyl Awareness Day

… 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 …
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Houston area man who posed as physician found guilty of conspiring to unlawfully prescribe hundreds of thousands of doses of opioids

… to unlawfully prescribe hundreds of thousands of doses of opioids September 04, 2019 Houston Contact Info Contact Us … illegally prescribed hundreds of thousands of doses of opioids and other controlled substances. Special Agent in …
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Arlington Career Criminal Sentenced For Heroin Distribution

… deadly combination is an essential part of attacking the opioid addiction crisis in Massachusetts and beyond.” …
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Statement of the USDOJ Amanda Liskamm Director Opioid Enforcement and Prevention Efforts Office of the Deputy Attorney General Tim Mcdermott Assistant Administrator Diversion Control Division DEA before the Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate

December 17, 2019
… Statement of the USDOJ Amanda Liskamm Director Opioid Enforcement and Prevention Efforts Office of the … Testimony December 17, 2019 Hearing Entitled “Tackling the Opioid Crisis: A Whole-of-Government Approach” December 17, 2019 CLEARED SJC Opioid Joint Statement.pdf On …
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DEA’s National Take Back Day Returns April 26 to Help Prevent Prescription Drug Misuse

… have a big impact on the safety of our community by keeping addictive medications away from those who might abuse them.” … Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, opioids such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, and …
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DEA & MPD Issue Public Safety Alert on Mass Overdose Events Across D.C. Metro Area

… 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 …
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Mesa Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for Fentanyl Overdose Death

… from him shortly before overdosing. Fentanyl is a man-made opioid 50 times more potent than heroin. Just two milligrams …
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DEA Aims For Record Removal Of Unused Pills Through Its National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Initiative

… Take Back Day is an effective tool for addressing the opioid crisis in America.” DEA Special Agent in Charge James … New Yorkers are vigilant in our community efforts to fight opioid addiction.  I urge all New Yorkers to take advantage of this …
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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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DEA Issues Public Safety Alert on Sharp Increase in Fake Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth

… drug networks and are made to look like real prescription opioid medications such as oxycodone (Oxycontin®, … pills that contain these dangerous and extremely addictive drugs are more lethal and more accessible than … Affairs Synthetic drugs Fentanyl Methamphetamine Oxycodone Opioids Synthetic Opioids On On …
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Catskill obstetrician-gynecologist pleads guilty to illegal distribution of opioids, health care fraud, aggravated identify theft, and obstruction of justice

… 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 …
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Operation Engage Manchester

March 28, 2025
… local DEA officials have identified the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl and the stimulant methamphetamine as the top … Seventy-five percent of those deaths were related to opioids ( CDC WONDER ) 8.7 million Americans indicated … comprehensive solutions that will help combat our ongoing addiction epidemic.” “The prevalence of Narcan-resistant …
March 28, 2025
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Colorado Pharmacy and Pharmacist Agree to Resolve Allegations that They Unlawfully Filled Dangerous Prescriptions for Controlled Substances

… dispensed controlled substances, including dangerous opioids and drug combinations.  People’s Pharmacy operated a … knowingly and unlawfully dispensing Oxycodone that led to addiction and in some cases death.  Pharmacists have a …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Is Saturday

… sites. America is presently experiencing an epidemic of addiction, overdose and death due to abuse of prescription drugs, particularly opioid painkillers.  6.5 million Americans abuse … easy way to help fight the epidemic of substance abuse and addiction. On …
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DEA New Jersey to take part in Newark/Philadelphia Regional Medicare Fraud Strike Force

… Administrator John Martin of the DEA. “The devastation the opioid epidemic is inflicting on communities across the … system or try to profit from the misery of people battling addiction to opioids. We’ve already developed one robust unit to go after …
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Black market pill manufacturing operation dismantled in Bronx apartment building; superintendent among three charged

… over 860 pills of purported oxycodone, a prescription opioid medication, and another 50 pills of purported … ecstasy pills contained pure methamphetamine, more addictive than MDMA. On Sept. 11, 2018, Hernandez-Ozoria and … nation’s high demand for pain pills, a powerful gateway to addiction.  But this investigation reveals an even more …
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Illegal Alien with Serious Criminal History Sentenced to over 19 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Traffic Fentanyl and Meth

… of violent crime. This case is part of Operation Synthetic Opioid Surge (S.O.S.) a program designed to reduce the supply of deadly synthetic opioids in high impact areas as well as identifying …
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DEA Continues Its Drug Abuse Prevention Efforts With Prescription Drug Take Back Day This Saturday

… Prevents Drug Thefts, Abuse, Overdoses WASHINGTON - 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 …
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U.S. Attorney Byung “BJay” Pak issues progress report

… 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 …