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Lasalle County Doctor Sentenced for Dispensing Prescription Drugs to Addicts for Sex

… Doctor Sentenced for Dispensing Prescription Drugs to Addicts for Sex October 16, 2018 Chicago Contact Info … illegally dispensing prescription medications, including opioids, in exchange for cash or sex. Constantino Perales, …
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East Bay Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Distributing Opioids Outside the Scope of Medical Practice

… East Bay Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Distributing Opioids Outside the Scope of Medical Practice March 18, 2024 …
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Georgia Opioid Abuse Prevention Public Service Announcement Released

… Georgia Opioid Abuse Prevention Public Service Announcement Released … from Gwinnett County, Georgia, who struggled with drug addiction from an early age.  Joe began using drugs in …
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Georgia Opioid Abuse Prevention Public Service Announcement Released

… Georgia Opioid Abuse Prevention Public Service Announcement Released … from Gwinnett County, Georgia, who struggled with drug addiction from an early age.  Joe began using drugs in …
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Homeland Security Task Force: Mississippi Man Convicted of Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Involving Counterfeit Fentanyl Pills

… dangerous drugs will be held accountable. The drugs fuel addiction, devastate families, and too often result in …
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Richland Physician Sentenced for Conspiring to Distribute Medically Unnecessary Fentanyl Patches, Opioid Pills and Other Controlled Substances

… to Distribute Medically Unnecessary Fentanyl Patches, Opioid Pills and Other Controlled Substances April 28, 2022 … pushed thousands of pills on the street to be abused by addicts, and potentially caused others to become addicted to …
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DEA Holds 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to prevent addiction and reduce overdose deaths

… 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to prevent addiction and reduce overdose deaths April 18, 2022 … safely dispose of unneeded controlled substances to reduce opioid addiction LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Drug Enforcement …
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360 Strategy Summit In Louisville Addresses Heroin And Opioid Epidemic

… 360 Strategy Summit In Louisville Addresses Heroin And Opioid Epidemic December 01, 2016 Detroit Contact Info … 360 Strategy to find new and innovative ways to address the opioid addiction epidemic and the drug trafficking it …
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San Diego Pharmacy Pays $105,000 Penalty for Illegitimately Dispensing Opioids

… Pays $105,000 Penalty for Illegitimately Dispensing Opioids January 20, 2022 San Diego Contact Info Contact Us …
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Eleven Men Charged in D.C. in Federal Indictment Targeting Transnational Methamphetamine and GBL Drug Trafficking Organization

… drug trafficking network that was allegedly pumping highly addictive, dangerous drugs into our Nation’s Capital,” said …
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DEA Atlanta Holds 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to prevent addiction and reduce overdose deaths

… 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to prevent addiction and reduce overdose deaths April 22, 2022 Atlanta … communities safer by disposing unneeded Rx Meds to reduce opioid addiction take Back day.png ATLANTA, GA – The Drug … and business. Additionally, with the passage of the DUMP Opioids Act in 2021, the public may now use drop boxes at …
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DEA Charlotte Holds 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to prevent addiction and reduce overdose deaths

… 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to prevent addiction and reduce overdose deaths April 22, 2022 Atlanta … communities safer by disposing unneeded Rx Meds to reduce opioid addiction Take Back pic.jpg CHARLOTTE, NC – The Drug … and business. Additionally, with the passage of the DUMP Opioids Act in 2021, the public may now use drop boxes at …
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DEA Raleigh Holds 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to prevent addiction and reduce overdose deaths

… 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to prevent addiction and reduce overdose deaths April 22, 2022 Atlanta … communities safer by disposing unneeded Rx Meds to reduce opioid addiction DEA_Drug Take Back_Burke_10242020_9.jpg … and business. Additionally, with the passage of the DUMP Opioids Act in 2021, the public may now use drop boxes at …
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DEA Columbia Holds 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to prevent addiction and reduce overdose deaths

… 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to prevent addiction and reduce overdose deaths April 22, 2022 Atlanta … communities safer by disposing unneeded Rx Meds to reduce opioid addiction take Back day.png Take Back Graphic.jpg … and business. Additionally, with the passage of the DUMP Opioids Act in 2021, the public may now use drop boxes at …
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DEA Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

… Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic October 19, 2021 Headquarters Contact Info … of unneeded medications that too often become a gateway to addiction WASHINGTON, DC – The Drug Enforcement …
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CA Attorney General Bonta Announces Arrest of Santa Clara Doctor for Illegal Opioid Prescription Scheme

… Bonta Announces Arrest of Santa Clara Doctor for Illegal Opioid Prescription Scheme August 11, 2023 San Francisco … Santa Clara County doctor accused of illegally prescribing opioids to patients. The arrest and charges are the result … who allegedly utilized forgery and fraud to obtain highly addictive opioids for his own personal benefit,” said Drug …
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Former Oakland County reserved deputy sentenced for unlawful distribution of opioids

… reserved deputy sentenced for unlawful distribution of opioids April 03, 2019 Detroit Contact Info Contact Us (313) … substances in the area. It is extremely powerful, addictive and in the opioid class that is easily abused, and …
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VIRTUAL EVENT - What Every Family Needs to Know about Opioids

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (EDT)
VIRTUAL EVENT - What Every Family Needs to Know about Opioids, with DEA Wichita's Greg Anderson, will examine the opioid epidemic from a local perspective and focus on how this crisis impacts our schools, families, law enforcement and healthcare systems. Our expert panel will answer your questions about how addiction...
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West Bloomfield Doctor sentenced for opioid drug conspiracy

… West Bloomfield Doctor sentenced for opioid drug conspiracy July 26, 2018 Detroit Contact Info … distribute controlled substances – namely the Schedule II opioids Oxycodone and Oxymorphone.  The case revealed that … in our area and in Tennessee.  Both are powerful and addictive drugs in the opioid class that are easily abused, …
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Former Modesto Doctor Pleads Guilty to Illegally Prescribing Opioids

… Former Modesto Doctor Pleads Guilty to Illegally Prescribing Opioids May 11, 2023 San Francisco Contact Info Contact Us … for a legitimate medical purpose. These drugs are highly addictive and commonly abused. They affect the central …
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Amherst County Veterinarian Sentenced for Opioid Theft

… Amherst County Veterinarian Sentenced for Opioid Theft June 22, 2022 Washington, DC Contact Info … Va. – A former veterinarian, who admitted to stealing opioids, was sentenced today to eight months in federal …
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Justice Department, DEA propose significant opioid manufacturing reduction in 2019

… Justice Department, DEA propose significant opioid manufacturing reduction in 2019 August 16, 2018 … manufacturing quotas for the six most frequently misused opioids for 2019 by an average ten percent as compared to … potentially diverted for trafficking and used to facilitate addiction. On July 11, 2018, the Justice Department …
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DEA Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

… Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic October 19, 2021 Houston Contact Info … of unneeded medications that too often become a gateway to addiction HOUSTON – The Drug Enforcement Administration will …
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DEA Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

… Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic October 20, 2021 New Jersey Contact Info … of unneeded medications that too often become a gateway to addiction NEWARK, N.J. – The Drug Enforcement Administration …
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DEA San Francisco and United Against Fentanyl Will Walk for Lives on July 11

… America is DEA’s commitment to eliminating deadly synthetic opioids like fentanyl and saving American lives, said …
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Wilmington Doctor to Pay $170,000 to Resolve Allegations of Unlawful Prescribing of Opioids

… $170,000 to Resolve Allegations of Unlawful Prescribing of Opioids June 23, 2023 Atlanta Contact Info Contact Us (404) …
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Rockville Centre doctor indicted for allegedly selling opioid and amphetamine prescriptions

… Rockville Centre doctor indicted for allegedly selling opioid and amphetamine prescriptions October 30, 2019 New … – allegedly wrote multiple prescriptions for dangerous opioids and amphetamines in exchange for cash,” said … not examine his customers and was selling scripts to drug-addicted individuals in parking lots across Nassau County. …
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Several charged in $9.6 million opioid distribution conspiracy

… Several charged in $9.6 million opioid distribution conspiracy June 01, 2018 Detroit Contact … to issue and dispense a large number of prescription opioids for supposed patients, who did not have a legitimate … prescribed oxycodone and oxymorphone, two of the most addictive opioids that have high street value. The Tibus …
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DEA Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

… Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic October 20, 2021 Atlanta Contact Info … of unneeded medications that too often become a gateway to addiction ATLANTA  – The Drug Enforcement Administration …
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Doctor Charged With Selling Prescriptions For Addictive Narcotics And Money Laundering

… Doctor Charged With Selling Prescriptions For Addictive Narcotics And Money Laundering October 24, 2014 … their sworn public duty by selling prescriptions for highly addictive opioids - the DEA will shut down your operation …