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National healthcare fraud takedown results in charges against over 600 individuals, including several Chicago-area medical professionals

… for their alleged roles in prescribing and distributing opioids and other dangerous narcotics. In addition, the … pharmacists take advantage of people suffering from drug addiction in order to line their pockets. These are …
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National healthcare fraud takedown results in charges against over 600 individuals, including several Chicago-area medical professionals

… for their alleged roles in prescribing and distributing opioids and other dangerous narcotics. In addition, the … pharmacists take advantage of people suffering from drug addiction in order to line their pockets. These are …
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Wiretap Investigation Yields More Than 77lbs Of Fentanyl, Heroin And Cocaine In “Operation High Hopes”

… Cartel in Mexico. “Those suffering from the disease of opioid addiction need access to treatment and recovery,” … not selling to support a habit. They’re trafficking in addictive substances that claim more lives in Massachusetts …
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Upper West Side Doctor And Wife Indicted For Conspiracy And 37 Illegal Prescription Sales: Over $600,000 Cash Seized

… 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 …
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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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Panama City Meth Trafficker Receives 17 Years in Prison

… our streets with poison, plaguing our communities with addiction, blight, and despair. President Donald J. Trump … Our deputies will continue to pursue those who profit from addiction and destruction, and we will not stop until our …
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DEA Announces Culture-based Drug Prevention Tools Now Available to Educators

… and middle school students to address the nation’s opioid crisis and encourage resiliency through a Native … program that educates students about the science behind addiction, and its impact on the brain and body. Operation … – each with a unique perspective on the United States’ opioid crisis – holds great promise for directing resources …
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A Look Back at Fentanyl Prosecutions in 2023

… additional cases still pending. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is approximately 50 times more potent than … and arrest suppliers. These efforts combined with treating addiction, educating the public, and ultimately reducing … man-made and potent, to increase their profits by driving addiction in the United States. They do not care how many …
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Doctor Allegedly Prescribed Opioids For Dead And Incarcerated People In “pill Mill” Operation; Doctor And Seven Others Arrested And Charged

… Doctor Allegedly Prescribed Opioids For Dead And Incarcerated People In “pill Mill” … potentially deadly drugs.” Anyone with information about opioid abuse/diversion or other drug diversion should report …
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DEA Collects Record-Setting Amount Of Meds At Latest National Rx Take-Back Day

… and the misuse and abuse of these medicines, including the opioid painkillers that accounted for 20,808 drug … medications are often an unintended catalyst for addiction.  Take-Back events like these raise awareness of the opioid epidemic and offer the public a safe and anonymous …
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Prolific Snohomish County fentanyl dealer sentenced to 15 years in prison

… Yakima - (509) 454-4407 Defendant recruited and managed addicts as his distribution network, making big money off of their fentanyl addiction SEATTLE - The head of a drug distribution ring who … Irons caused the death. “This defendant exploited others’ addictions so he could live a life of luxury,” said U.S. …
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Long Island Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Distributing Heroin that Caused the Fatal Overdose of Victim in Jericho

… the sentencing. “As proven at trial, the defendant feigned addiction to misuse a rehab program to get out of jail, … for drug trafficking, the defendant regularly feigned opioid addiction and was therefore court-mandated to participate in …
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Heroin

Heroin

January 21, 2025
Heroin is a highly addictive drug and it is a rapidly acting opioid. An opiate (narcotic) drug processed from morphine and extracted from certain poppy plants. Heroin comes in a white or brownish powder, or a black sticky substance known as “black tar heroin.” Often “cut” with other drugs or...
January 21, 2025
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State and Territory Report on Enduring and Emerging Threats (STREET) - September 2025

November 18, 2025
… Intelligence November 18, 2025 Nitazenes are synthetic opioids similar to fentanyl but can match or surpass the … an Emerging Threat of a Diverse Group of Synthetic Opioids. Off …
November 18, 2025
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Merrimack Valley operation results in arrest of 38 individuals

… New Hampshire. The operation targeted the distribution of opioids, including fentanyl and heroin, and resulted in … not relent in putting those distributors profiting from addiction and lawlessness out of business, so that the …
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Staten Island Doctor And Two Others Diverted Millions Dollars’ Worth Of Pain Pills

… 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 …
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Doctor Convicted of Second Degree Murder

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

… 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 …
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Bulk trafficker of heroin and crystal methamphetamine sentenced to 20 years

… part of the U.S. Attorney’s Office initiative to combat the opioid abuse epidemic in the Western District of North … drug trafficking networks that distribute lethal heroin and opioids into our communities.  The Task Force focuses on …
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DEA Rolls Out Operation Engage in Anchorage

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

… Beach doctor’s office employee pleads guilty to opioid distribution conspiracy October 29, 2019 Miami …
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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
… 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
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Narcotics (Opioids)

Opium

January 22, 2025
Opium is a highly addictive non-synthetic narcotic that is extracted from the poppy plant, Papaver somniferum. The opium poppy is the key source for many narcotics, including morphine, codeine, and heroin.
January 22, 2025
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DEA Brings In Record Number Of Unused Pills During 15th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… 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 …
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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 … Instagram  |  LinkedIn   Outreach/Drug Prevention Fentanyl Opioids Synthetic Opioids Methamphetamine Amphetamines …
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SnapChat Sale of Fentanyl-Laced Pills Leads to Federal Prison Term for Harrisonburg Man

… with nearly three-fourths of those deaths involving opioids, and we are on pace to surpass that this year,” said … and providing support and services to those fighting drug addiction disorder.  Fighting this epidemic from both ends …
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SnapChat Sale of Fentanyl-Laced Pills Leads to Federal Prison Term for Harrisonburg Man

… with nearly three-fourths of those deaths involving opioids, and we are on pace to surpass that this year,” said … and providing support and services to those fighting drug addiction disorder.  Fighting this epidemic from both ends …
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Fentanyl Trafficker Receives 19-year Federal Prison Sentence in Death of Riverside County Teen

… in the boy’s fatal overdose of the powerful synthetic opioid, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Los … that we will not tolerate those who profit from death and addiction.”   Assistant United States Attorney Miles J. …
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DEA Laboratory Testing Identifies New Soft/Pliable Form of Fentanyl

December 15, 2025
… exhibits The Dangers of Fentanyl Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is approximately 100 times more potent than … seek immediate medical attention. Naloxone can reverse opioid overdoses, but prompt action is critical. Stay … in drug trafficking methods and the dangers of synthetic opioids. For more information on fentanyl and how to protect …
December 15, 2025
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Two Kentucky Residents Guilty In Conspiracy Involving Distribution Of Deadly Opioid - Fentanyl

… Guilty In Conspiracy Involving Distribution Of Deadly Opioid - Fentanyl December 05, 2016 Detroit Contact Info …