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DEA launches Secure Your Meds campaign, calls on Americans to keep medications safe

… DEA Take Back program is an important tool to mitigate the opioid epidemic and to protect the citizens of the DEA … available at www.DEATakeBack.com . Take Back Day Synthetic Opioids On …
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Fresno Man Indicted for Fentanyl Trafficking and Illegal Firearm Possession

… reasonable doubt. This case is part of Operation Synthetic Opioid Surge (S.O.S.) a program designed to reduce the supply of deadly synthetic opioids in high impact areas as well as identifying …
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Bartell Drug chain settles allegations it filled invalid prescriptions

… in the investigation. “For many, the descent into opioid abuse begins with improper prescriptions.  That’s why … “In our country’s fierce battle to curb the devastating opioid epidemic, pharmacies and other health care providers …
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Fresno man charged with illegally possessing thousands of fentanyl pills and a firearm

… reasonable doubt. This case is part of Operation Synthetic Opioid Surge (S.O.S.) a program designed to reduce the supply of deadly synthetic opioids in high impact areas as well as identifying …
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Fresno man indicted for trafficking fentanyl, LSD, cocaine and heroin and a firearm offense

… reasonable doubt. This case is part of Operation Synthetic Opioid Surge (S.O.S.) a program designed to reduce the supply of deadly synthetic opioids in high impact areas as well as identifying …
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Ten year prison term imposed for a fentanyl distributor

… Weis was pleased with the sentencing further adding that “Opioid abuse is spreading like wildfire devastating our … oxycodone medication. Fentanyl, an extremely potent opioid, is largely responsible for the marked increase in …
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Lubbock Fentanyl Distributors Sentenced

… in the Lubbock area of the highly potent synthetic opioid, fentanyl.  While fentanyl can serve as a direct substitute for heroin in opioid-dependent individuals, it is a dangerous substitute …
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Man And Woman Admit To Their Roles In Synthetic Drug Distribution That Lead To An Overdose Death

… designer drugs over the internet, including a synthetic opioid that is several times more potent than morphine. … the controlled substance analogues U-47700, a synthetic opioid several times more potent than morphine, and A-PHP …
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Lubbock Man Involved In Furanyl Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy Pleads Guilty To Federal Drug Charge

… Forcum’s involvement in distributing the potent synthetic opioid when Forcum voluntarily made a police report that … in the Lubbock, Texas, area. Fentanyl is a potent synthetic opioid analgesic that is about 30 to 40 times stronger than …
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DEA Announces 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back

… die from a drug overdose, about half from prescription opioids and heroin.  Prescription opioid abuse in many instances will transition to heroin use …
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DEA New Jersey Welcomes New Special Agent In Charge

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

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

… 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 …
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New Hampshire Trafficker Guilty Of Fentanyl, Meth, Firearms Charges

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

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

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

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

… 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 …
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Three North Shore Men Indicted For Heroin And Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

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

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

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

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

… 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 …
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Doctor pleads guilty to unlawful drug distribution and identity theft

… in the Capital Region. He specialized in psychiatry and addiction treatment. In pleading guilty, McMahon admitted …
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Counterfeit Controlled Prescription Drug Availability in Pennsylvania and Delaware

September 21, 2020
… in Pennsylvania and Delaware (Unclassified).pdf Narcotics (Opioids) On …
September 21, 2020
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Community Event
January 22, 2020
January 22, 2020

Ferguson Town Hall

8:00 AM - 11:00 AM (EST)
Ferguson, MO
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...
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State and Territory Report on Enduring and Emerging Threats (October 2024)

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

September 27, 2021
… Many counterfeit pills are made to look like prescription opioids – such as oxycodone (Oxycontin®, Percocet®), …
September 27, 2021
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DEA and law enforcement members from the state of Alabama briefed in Mexico

… 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 …