PRESS RELEASE

Couple Charged with Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

February 07, 2024
… and Prevention (CDC), overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids, excluding methadone were involved in roughly 2,600 … the number of drug overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids, excluding methadone increased dramatically each … for 2013 through 2021.  Overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids are primarily driven by illicitly manufactured …
February 07, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Owner of Tennessee Drug Screening Lab Sentenced to 36 months on Federal Health Care Fraud Charge

March 02, 2021
… brought the Dubes to justice.” “Addressing the opioid crisis is an issue of great concern for our nation … for various entities who represented themselves to be opioid treatment facilities. Between May 1, 2014, and … Eastern District of Tennessee provided valuable assistance. Opioids On …
March 02, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Prisma Health Midlands to Pay $1 Million to Resolve Alleged Controlled Substance Act Violations

April 05, 2022
… deaths and hold accountable those responsible for the opioid crisis.  The government’s rigorous investigation and … government’s ongoing dedication to stem the prescription opioid crisis by ensuring that opioids are not diverted and abused. This matter was …
April 05, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Rocky Mountain Field Division and the Office of the Attorney General Host First Family Summit in Montana

April 12, 2023
… who have lost loved ones to the scourge of fentanyl and opioids.  I am grateful to these families for their … of drug poisoning deaths are attributed to synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl. If you are interested in …
April 12, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Panama City Physician Pays $225,000 to Settle Allegations that He Overprescribed Controlled Substances

March 21, 2023
… to resolve allegations that he unlawfully prescribed opioids and other controlled substances to patients. The …
March 21, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Joins with Families Across Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin to Increase Awareness about the Dangers of Fentanyl

November 22, 2022
… Chicago Division hosted its first-ever Family Summit on the Opioid Overdose Epidemic on November 17 in Rosemont, … of drug poisoning deaths are attributed to synthetic opioids, predominately fentanyl. The DEA regional family …
November 22, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Large-scale counterfeit fentanyl pill dealer found guilty

June 06, 2019
… Criminal Investigation, and the Middle District of Florida Opioid Fraud and Abuse Detection Unit – one of 12 Department … pilot programs created to help combat the devastating opioid crisis that is ravaging families and communities …
June 06, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Five Argentine men charged with illegally operating online pharmacies and importing and distributing oxycodone

March 13, 2019
… in the Eastern District of Wisconsin.     “Combatting the opioid crisis and the illegal flow of prescription drugs … Drug Enforcement Administration is committed to fight the opioid epidemic through aggressive domestic and … the transnational criminal activity which is fueling the opioid crisis.”    “IRS Criminal Investigation is committed …
March 13, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Record settlement reached in University of Michigan hospital drug diversion civil penalty case

August 30, 2018
… – a nurse and an anesthesiology resident. Both overdosed on opioids, including fentanyl, at a UMHS facility. The nurse’s …
August 30, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Pill distributor and executives, pharmacists charged with unlawfully distributing painkillers

July 19, 2019
… call to distributors and pharmacists who are allowing opioid prescription pills to be illegally sold and dispensed … to doctors and pharmacies in rural Appalachia, where the opioid epidemic was at its peak.   The distributor and its … innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Synthetic Opioids On …
July 19, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Narcotics Dealer Charged In Manhattan Federal Court For Overdose Death

February 10, 2017
… sell the fatal dose that takes the life of another.” “The opioid abuse epidemic has claimed far too many lives, and … with the DEA and the NYPD, we continue to combat the deadly opioid crisis one alleged drug dealer at a time.” “The … overdoses like this to hold those who sell these deadly opioids criminally responsible.  I want to thank the NYPD …
February 10, 2017
DOCUMENT

Analysis of Overdose Deaths in Pennsylvania, 2016

July 01, 2017
Publication
… as a result of drug abuse, with thousands more affected by addiction, either personally, or through family, friends, …
July 01, 2017
EVENT

DEA Take Back Day (April 2019)

April 27, 2019 06:00 am - April 27, 2019 10:00 am
Community Event
Find a collection site near you! The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day addresses a crucial public safety and public health issue. According to the 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 6 million Americans misused controlled prescription drugs. The study shows that a majority of abused prescription drugs...
April 27, 2019 06:00 am - April 27, 2019 10:00 am
EVENT

DEA Take Back Day

October 27, 2018 06:00 am - October 27, 2018 10:00 am
Community Event
Find a collection site near you! The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day addresses a crucial public safety and public health issue. According to the 2016 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 6.2 million Americans abused controlled prescription drugs. The study shows that a majority of abused prescription drugs...
October 27, 2018 06:00 am - October 27, 2018 10:00 am
PRESS RELEASE

China Announces Scheduling Controls Of New Psychoactive Substances/fentanyl-class Substances

June 19, 2017
… compounds are a large and deadly portion of the current opioid crisis. The Chinese scheduling actions will help save … substances for government control. U-47700 a synthetic opioid, also known as “pink,” has no medical use and was …
June 19, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Emergency Schedules All Illicit Fentanyls In An Effort To Reduce Overdose Deaths

February 07, 2018
… alarming increase in overdose deaths linked to synthetic opioids. “DEA is committed to using all of its tools to aggressively fight and address the opioid crisis and growing fentanyl problem plaguing the …
February 07, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

DEA releases 2019 National Drug Threat Assessment

January 30, 2020
… over 13 percent – in overdoses from controlled prescription opioids. Many challenges remain, however, including the … As the National Drug Threat Assessment describes, the opioid threat continues at epidemic levels, affecting large …
January 30, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Downey Man Arrested on Federal Charges Alleging He Sold Fake Prescription Pills that Caused Fatal Fentanyl Overdose

August 26, 2022
… female who suffered a fatal overdose from the synthetic opioid, the Justice Department announced today.            … Overdose Justice Task Force, which was created to address opioid-related deaths in the greater Los Angeles area, most of which are caused by the synthetic opioid fentanyl. Under the Overdose Justice program for …
August 26, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Fentanyl, Guns Result in 35 Years in Prison

December 06, 2023
… for 2022 show that 1,577 Missourians fatally overdosed on opioids. This means that one in every 45 deaths in Missouri … be attributed to an opioid overdose, and potent non-heroin opioids such as fentanyl have increasingly taken over as the …
December 06, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Fatal overdose in Manhattan leads to arrest of alleged drug dealer in Miami

October 03, 2018
… us into the underbelly of emo rap and its glorification of opioid use.  Today, a team of DEA agents and NYPD Detectives … becomes a catalyst for raising awareness of the dangers of opioid misuse.  The DEA extends condolences to the victim’s … target and charge drug dealers that profit from the lethal opioid epidemic that is killing so many people.” According …
October 03, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Launches First Year of Operation Engage in Richmond, VA

May 06, 2022
… apply additional resources on our top local drug threats -- opioids and methamphetamine -- in and among Richmond, … GSAD, JTT etc Outreach/Drug Prevention Drug Trafficking Opioids Synthetic Opioids Fentanyl Methamphetamine On On …
May 06, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Department of Justice and DEA Announce Seizures of Historic Amounts of Deadly Fentanyl-Laced Fake Pills in Public Safety Surge to Protect U.S. Communities

October 01, 2021
… across the United States. Illicit fentanyl, a synthetic opioid found in most of the fake pills that were seized, is … driver of the recent increase in U.S. overdose deaths. “Opioids were responsible for nearly three quarters of the …
October 01, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Department of Justice and DEA Announce Seizures of Historic Amounts of Deadly Fentanyl-Laced Fake Pills in Public Safety Surge to Protect U.S. Communities

October 01, 2021
… across the United States. Illicit fentanyl, a synthetic opioid found in most of the fake pills that were seized, is … driver of the recent increase in U.S. overdose deaths. “Opioids were responsible for nearly three quarters of the …
October 01, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Department of Justice and DEA Announce Seizures of Historic Amounts of Deadly Fentanyl-Laced Fake Pills in Public Safety Surge to Protect U.S. Communities

October 01, 2021
… across the United States. Illicit fentanyl, a synthetic opioid found in most of the fake pills that were seized, is … driver of the recent increase in U.S. overdose deaths. “Opioids were responsible for nearly three quarters of the …
October 01, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Department of Justice and DEA Announce Seizures of Historic Amounts of Deadly Fentanyl-Laced Fake Pills in Public Safety Surge to Protect U.S. Communities

October 01, 2021
… across the United States. Illicit fentanyl, a synthetic opioid found in most of the fake pills that were seized, is … driver of the recent increase in U.S. overdose deaths. “Opioids were responsible for nearly three quarters of the …
October 01, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Department of Justice and DEA Announce Seizures of Historic Amounts of Deadly Fentanyl-Laced Fake Pills in Public Safety Surge to Protect U.S. Communities

October 01, 2021
… across the United States. Illicit fentanyl, a synthetic opioid found in most of the fake pills that were seized, is … driver of the recent increase in U.S. overdose deaths. “Opioids were responsible for nearly three quarters of the …
October 01, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Natick Man Found Guilty Of Possession With Intent To Distribute Fentanyl

February 22, 2024
… “The overwhelming overdose numbers associated with the opioid epidemic can blur the human devastation that is … streets.” “Massachusetts is in the midst of a devastating opioid crisis, as deaths from fentanyl soar. The DEA will … Field Division. “DEA’s top priority is combatting the opioid epidemic by working with our local, county, state and …
February 22, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Montgomery County Drug Dealer Sentenced to Over Nine Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Fentanyl That Led to an Overdose Death

October 07, 2022
… arrested he admitted that he was a user and distributor of opioid drugs and that he provided Victim 1 with opioid drugs on August 10, 2020.  United States Attorney … Task Forces/Task Force Officers Heroin Fentanyl Synthetic Opioids On On Press Release Image Layout Landscape …
October 07, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Two Day Stretch in Omaha Nets 32,000 Fake Fentanyl Pills

July 12, 2022
… substances of unknown origin.” Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid 50 times more potent than heroin and 100 time … Oxy, these pills are designed to look like prescription opioids including oxycodone (Oxycontin ®, Percocet ®), …
July 12, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Former Union General Hospital CEO, ER Director, And Blairsville Physician Indicted For Illegally Prescribing And Obtaining Prescription Pain Pills

April 09, 2018
… by unlawfully obtaining and dispensing prescription opioids,” said Robert J. Murphy, the Special Agent in Charge … are committed to stemming the tide against the current opioid epidemic.” “These defendants allegedly abused their …
April 09, 2018