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Mallinckrodt Agrees To Pay $35 Million Settlement

July 11, 2017
… as oxycodone, the abuse of which is part of the current opioid epidemic. These suspicious order monitoring … laws. I believe that will prevent drug abuse, prevent new addictions from starting, and ultimately save lives.” …
July 11, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

DEA To Publish Final Rule Rescheduling Hydrocodone Combination Products

August 21, 2014
… controlled-substance prescription medications, including opioid painkillers, resulting in 22,134 Americans dying in … action recognizes that these products are some of the most addictive and potentially dangerous prescription medications …
August 21, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Issues Nationwide Alert On Fentanyl As Threat To Health And Public Safety

March 18, 2015
… abuse, and to seek immediate help and treatment for those addicted to drugs.” In the last two years, DEA has seen a … used as an analgesic and anesthetic. It is the most potent opioid available for use in medical treatment - 50 to 100 …
March 18, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Atlanta Divisional Office Holds 12th Prescription Drug Take-Back Saturday, October 22

October 18, 2016
… the state. America is presently experiencing an epidemic of addiction, overdose and death due to abuse of prescription drugs, particularly opioid painkillers.  6.4 million Americans age 12 and …
October 18, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Charlotte District Office Holds 12th Prescription Drug Take-Back Saturday, October 22

October 18, 2016
… the state. America is presently experiencing an epidemic of addiction, overdose and death due to abuse of prescription drugs, particularly opioid painkillers.  6.4 million Americans age 12 and …
October 18, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Columbia District Office Holds 12th Prescription Drug Take-Back Saturday, October 22

October 18, 2016
… the state. America is presently experiencing an epidemic of addiction, overdose and death due to abuse of prescription drugs, particularly opioid painkillers.  6.4 million Americans age 12 and …
October 18, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Nashville District Office Holds 12th Prescription Drug Take-Back Saturday, October 22

October 18, 2016
… the state. America is presently experiencing an epidemic of addiction, overdose and death due to abuse of prescription drugs, particularly opioid painkillers. There are 6.4 million Americans age 12 …
October 18, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Anthony Vita Receives Fifteen-Year Prison Sentence In Fentanyl-Laced Heroin Death

August 22, 2017
… will see the danger of death in their distribution of opioids and those suffering from addiction will seek and find the support and assistance they …
August 22, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Syracuse Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 28 Years

October 12, 2016
… “There is only one way illegal drugs end up in the hands of addicts and that is through the hands of drug dealers,” said … drugs-especially heroin, in the midst of this region’s opioid drug epidemic, that we will vigorously enforce the …
October 12, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Announces Release Of First Drug Situation Report For The State Of Delaware

May 18, 2016
… the availability of and demand for illicit and prescription opioid drugs also of concern.  Delaware’s proximity to … pure heroin, makes the population of Delaware vulnerable to addiction, overdose, and the violence commonly associated …
May 18, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Nearly 6 Tons Of RX Drugs Collected In DEA Take Back

November 13, 2017
… Arizona continues to show its commitment to combatting the opioid epidemic by showing up at DEA’s Take Back Events and … everyone an opportunity to safely dispose of potentially addictive substances prescription drugs.” This latest …
November 13, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’S National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Is Saturday

April 27, 2016
… 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 …
April 27, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Boise Doctor Convicted Of Controlled Substance Delivery Sentenced To Eight Years In Prison

September 09, 2016
… one catering to patients claiming chronic pain and seeking opioid narcotics. Many of Minas’s patients testified that … the prescriptions issued by the defendant fed the patients’ addiction and resulted in substantial negative effects on …
September 09, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

DEA And Partners Hold Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday

October 18, 2016
… asked. America is presently experiencing an epidemic of addiction, overdose and death due to abuse of prescription drugs, particularly opioid painkillers.  6.4 million Americans age 12 and …
October 18, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Safeway Pharmacies Pay $3 Million To Resolve Allegations Chain Failed To Timely Report Drug Diversion

July 18, 2017
… fashion. “As our community struggles with an epidemic of opioid abuse, we call on all participants in drug … prescriptions receive these powerful and potentially addictive drugs, including by timely reporting losses of …
July 18, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Special Agent In Charge Gary Tuggle Speaks With Undergraduate Students At Lehigh University

October 22, 2015
… drew our attention to the relationship between prescription opioids and street addiction in a way that we hadn’t spent much time thinking …
October 22, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Is Saturday

October 17, 2016
… DIEGO - America is presently experiencing an epidemic of addiction, overdose and death due to abuse of prescription drugs, particularly opioid painkillers.  6.4 million Americans age 12 and …
October 17, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Public Service Announcements Launched In New York

October 29, 2015
… in New York state, young adults are seeking treatment for opioid and heroin addiction at historic rates.  The number of people who …
October 29, 2015
GENERAL INFORMATION

Operation Engage Yavapai

March 28, 2025
… impacts us all: threatening bright futures. Synthetic opioids, such as illicitly manufactured fentanyl, remain the … step in avoiding drug experimentation, drug misuse, drug addiction, and all related behaviors that are plaguing …
March 28, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Maryland Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Fentanyl

August 13, 2025
… accountable those criminals responsible for perpetuating opioid addiction and fatal poisonings in our community.  Our … Trafficking Fake Pills Synthetic drugs Fentanyl Synthetic Opioids On On Press Release Image Layout Landscape …
August 13, 2025
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DEA Announces Results of Enforcement Surge to Reduce the Fentanyl Supply Across the United States

September 28, 2022
… organizations that use deception and treachery to drive addiction with complete disregard for human life. To save … percent of those deaths can be attributed to synthetic opioids such as fentanyl.   Drug traffickers have expanded …
September 28, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

23 Individuals Charged With Trafficking Counterfeit Prescription Pills

October 31, 2022
… law enforcement partners to combat the deadly drug and opioid crisis poisoning our Commonwealth. Last year we lost … streets.” “Massachusetts is in the midst of a devastating opioid crisis as deaths from deadly fake pills soar. The DEA … for the dangers it poses to unsuspecting users and the new addictions it fuels. I commend the DEA, our Commonwealth …
October 31, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Operation Oxy-Concourse: NY Attorney General’s Office and DEA take down narcotics distribution ring in New York City

May 02, 2019
… drugs and trafficked tens of thousands of highly addictive pills throughout New York City and Westchester. In order to combat the opioid crisis that is destroying our communities, we must … on New York’s growing – and often violent – heroin, opioid, and narcotics trafficking networks. Since launching …
May 02, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Husband and wife sentenced to prison for operating Upper West Side pill mill

September 06, 2018
… for engaging in a conspiracy to sell prescriptions for the addictive opioid painkiller oxycodone for no legitimate medical … chose instead to abuse that trust and profit off of the opioid crisis ravaging our country,” said Special Narcotics …
September 06, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug Crisis

December 04, 2025
… its fight against the deadly threat of synthetic opioids with the launch of Fentanyl Free America,  a … from our streets and prevents traffickers from fueling addiction, violence, and tragedy in our communities.” The …
December 04, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Seven Charged In Sales Of Fentanyl And Heroin Branded “Pray For Death”

October 26, 2017
… 2016, which DOHMN has attributed to fentanyl. A synthetic opioid, fentanyl is produced illicitly and is approximately … as heroin to uninformed users and neighbors resulting in addiction and overdoses.”  “This predatory organization was … "The illegal distribution of fentanyl and other opioids has ravaged American communities, and sadly …
October 26, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

2 Mobile Doctors Get Long Sentences For Running “Pill Mills”

May 26, 2017
… the doctors were responsible for illegally prescribing opioids. In addition, the judge found that both doctors … the widespread abuse of opiates and is a gateway to heroin addiction, which is devastating our local communities. This …
May 26, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

New York Pharmacist And Two Others Face Criminal And Civil Charges For Multimillion-Dollar Oxycodone Distribution Scheme

October 29, 2015
… two million Americans either abused or were dependent on opioid painkillers, Chopin Pharmacy was making a killing off … charged today allegedly were part of one the largest opioid painkiller diversion schemes ever uncovered in New … drug dealer peddling painkillers directly to the addicted, we must confront this escalating epidemic at every …
October 29, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

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

May 16, 2023
… or expired.  These medications can be a gateway to addiction, and have helped fuel the opioid epidemic.  “Communities across the country again …
May 16, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Gears Up for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

October 27, 2022
… Sandoval Divsersion.SAN@dea.gov Event aims to prevent addiction and reduce drug poisoning deaths SAN DIEGO - The … in the home that are susceptible to misuse and theft.  Opioid misuse remains at epidemic levels in the United …
October 27, 2022