PRESS RELEASE

DEA Announces 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back

July 28, 2015
… die from a drug overdose, about half from prescription opioids and heroin.  Prescription opioid abuse in many instances will transition to heroin use …
July 28, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

DEA New Jersey Welcomes New Special Agent In Charge

December 18, 2017
… Nickerson reports to New Jersey in the midst of the current opioid crisis.  In 2016, approximately 1,900 residents of New Jersey died from an opioid overdose.  SAC Nickerson said, “We will continue with …
December 18, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Drug Diversion Claims Against CVS Health Corp. Resolved With $450,000 Civil Settlement

August 10, 2015
… regulations, substances such as painkillers and opioids can only be prescribed for legitimate medical … written by psychiatric nurse practitioners for the opioid painkiller hydrocodone, despite the fact that these …
August 10, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

New Haven Man Pleads Guilty To Distributing Fentanyl-Laced Cocaine Involved In Overdose Death

October 06, 2016
… narcotics dealers who distribute heroin, fentanyl or opioids that cause death or serious injury to users. … indicated the cocaine was laced with fentanyl, a powerful opioid that can be at least 50 times more powerful than …
October 06, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

New Hampshire Trafficker Guilty Of Fentanyl, Meth, Firearms Charges

May 12, 2017
… to any term of imprisonment imposed for the drug charge. “Opioid abuse is at epidemic levels in New Hampshire,” said … unprecedented number of overdose deaths directly caused by opioid use, we will continue to work tirelessly to prosecute …
May 12, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s 11th Pill Take Back Event Yields Fruitful Results In Georgia & Nationwide

May 06, 2016
… a crucial public safety and public health issue. Surveys of opioid drug users show that the majority of them get their … awareness about the dangers of controlled prescription opioids and allowed these potentially dangerous substances …
May 06, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s 11th Pill Take Back Event Yields Fruitful Results In North Carolina & Nationwide

May 06, 2016
… a crucial public safety and public health issue. Surveys of opioid drug users show that the majority of them get their … awareness about the dangers of controlled prescription opioids and allowed these potentially dangerous substances …
May 06, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s 11th Pill Take Back Event Yields Fruitful Results In South Carolina & Nationwide

May 06, 2016
… a crucial public safety and public health issue. Surveys of opioid drug users show that the majority of them get their … awareness about the dangers of controlled prescription opioids and allowed these potentially dangerous substances …
May 06, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s 11th Pill Take Back Event Yields Fruitful Results In Tennessee & Nationwide

May 06, 2016
… a crucial public safety and public health issue. Surveys of opioid drug users show that the majority of them get their … awareness about the dangers of controlled prescription opioids and allowed these potentially dangerous substances …
May 06, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Three North Shore Men Indicted For Heroin And Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

October 08, 2014
… Police Department in response to the sharp increase in opioid overdose deaths, particularly overdose deaths … and its results will have a much-needed impact on the opioid overdose problem in and around Salem.” The charged …
October 08, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

New Orleans Field Division Collects Over 35,000 Pounds On Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

May 09, 2016
… these Take-Back events have increased awareness of the opioid epidemic and offered the public a safe and anonymous … and the misuse and abuse of these medicines, including the opioid painkillers that accounted for 20,808 drug …
May 09, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Doctor Arrested And Charged With Using Patient Names Fraudulently To Obtain Controlled Substances

November 22, 2017
… manner from the Tampa pharmacy.  The prescriptions were for opioids including hydromorphone HCL, fentanyl citrate, and … Evidence obtained from Dr. Biddle’s trash suggest that the opioids he was fraudulently receiving, as well as marijuana, …
November 22, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

The Pacific Northwest Collects 16 Tons At The Latest DEA National Drug Take-Back Day

May 06, 2016
… proper disposal at the 168 take-back sites. “In a time when opioid abuse has increased so dramatically nationwide, our … and the misuse and abuse of these medicines, including the opioid painkillers that accounted for 20,808 drug …
May 06, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

CVS Pharmacy Inc. Pays $5m To Settle Alleged Violations Of The Controlled Substance Act

July 11, 2017
… drug abuse, including the alarming rise of prescription opioid abuse that is plaguing the country,” U.S. Attorney … community and abused.” “The nation is in the midst of an opioid crisis and all entities that distribute controlled …
July 11, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Doctor pleads guilty to unlawful drug distribution and identity theft

September 17, 2020
… in the Capital Region. He specialized in psychiatry and addiction treatment. In pleading guilty, McMahon admitted …
September 17, 2020
DOCUMENT

Counterfeit Controlled Prescription Drug Availability in Pennsylvania and Delaware

September 21, 2020
Publication
… in Pennsylvania and Delaware (Unclassified).pdf Narcotics (Opioids) On …
September 21, 2020
EVENT

Ferguson Town Hall

January 22, 2020 01:00 pm - January 22, 2020 04:00 pm
Community Event
Join the Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis Division, the City of Ferguson, and valued partners for an important discussion around opioid misuse and abuse and how it is impacting your community. DEA will be on hand to answer your questions and listen to your concerns. NARCAN training will also be...
January 22, 2020 01:00 pm - January 22, 2020 04:00 pm
DOCUMENT

State and Territory Report on Enduring and Emerging Threats (October 2024)

December 30, 2024
Publication
… replacements for xylazine in terms of mixing with illicit opioids. NIIP-001-25 Street Report - Oct 2024.pdf Off …
December 30, 2024
STORY

DEA and Mural Arts Philadelphia Collaborate on Public Arts Project as Part of 360 Strategy

September 11, 2018
… throughout the country to help address the nation’s opioid crisis. Artist Parris Stancell , a veteran of the …
September 11, 2018
DOCUMENT

Counterfeit Pills Factsheet

September 27, 2021
Publication
… Many counterfeit pills are made to look like prescription opioids – such as oxycodone (Oxycontin®, Percocet®), …
September 27, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA and law enforcement members from the state of Alabama briefed in Mexico

September 18, 2019
… lengths Mexican drug cartels will go to fuel the disease of addiction. We are resolved to do everything in our power to … the cartels. It is not just the dealers. That enemy is also addiction and abuse. The entire delegation owes its thanks …
September 18, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA St. Louis Division’s Operation Crystal Shield backed by U.S. Attorneys

February 21, 2020
… methamphetamine has been a leading cause of violence and addiction – a drug threat that has never gone away,” said … By reducing the supply of meth, we reduce the violence, addiction, and death it spreads.” The DEA St. Louis Division …
February 21, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Kilo Fentanyl Distributor in Craven County Sentenced to 40 Years

December 20, 2024
… most hopeless souls, extracting profit from their pain and addiction,” said U.S. Attorney Michael F. Easley, Jr.  “Too … many of our friends, families, and neighbors are battling addiction.  The Craven County Sheriff’s Office and New Bern …
December 20, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

May 05, 2023
… with huge amounts of fentanyl and methamphetamine, driving addiction, violence, and killing Americans. It also shows … communities with fentanyl and methamphetamine, drive addiction, fuel violence, and kill Americans,” said …
May 05, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Defendants Convicted and Sentenced in Long-Term Methamphetamine Drug Trafficking Investigation in Franklin and Gulf Counties

October 18, 2022
… partners to identify and investigate those distributing addictive and deadly controlled substances in both our urban … County Sheriff A.J. Smith. “Methamphetamine is a highly addictive and destructive synthetic drug, which poses a …
October 18, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA To Kick Off Annual Red Ribbon Campaign

October 16, 2017
… fight against the violence of drug crime and the misery of addiction. By gathering together in special events and … the demand for controlled substances would curtail lethal addictions and overdoses; Whereas reducing the demand for …
October 16, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Drug Crew Indicted For Selling Heroin And Fentanyl That Led To The Deaths Of Six Individuals

April 13, 2018
… 31, and 36. All five were reportedly in treatment for their addictions when they relapsed and immediately overdosed from … of three years, the defendant solicited young, opiate-addicted women to have sex with paying customers. In …
April 13, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Three Defendants Sentenced To Over 32 Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking

January 28, 2015
… brings turmoil into the lives of those who are addicted to or live around it,” stated David Downing, … to anyone thinking of polluting our communities with this addictive substance.  DEA, along with our law enforcement …
January 28, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Seven Charged With Oxycodone Conspiracy In Broward County Pill Mill Operation

July 03, 2013
… injected, to get an immediate high.  This abuse can lead to addiction, overdose, and sometimes death.               The … According to the charges, individuals, including drug addicts and traffickers, seeking to buy large quantities of …
July 03, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

DEA And Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center Open Powerful Exhibit In Mobile, Alabama

January 25, 2017
… exhibit explains the science behind illegal drug addiction, and, the countless costs and consequences of … Coast region on the devastating effects of drug abuse and addiction,” says William F. Alden, Chairman, DEA Educational …
January 25, 2017