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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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Drugs of Concern

Kratom

January 22, 2025
Kratom is a tropical tree native to Southeast Asia. Consumption of its leaves produces both stimulant effects (in low doses) and sedative effects (in high doses), and can lead to psychotic symptoms, and psychological and physiological dependence. Kratom leaves contain two major psychoactive ingredients (mitragynine and 7-hydroxymytragynine). These leaves are...
January 22, 2025
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Three Operation Wu Block methamphetamine dealers sentenced

… and remove criminals caught pushing this deadly, highly addictive illegal drug from our communities,” said U.S. …
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The Drug Situation in the Chicago Division (DIR-004-20)

November 15, 2019
… border. Availability and abuse of these drugs is high, with opioids being the most prevalent in major cities and …
November 15, 2019
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Drug-Related Overdose Deaths in Pennsylvania, 2018 (BUL-132-19)

September 16, 2019
… Overdose Deaths in Pennsylvania, 2018.pdf Narcotics (Opioids) On …
September 16, 2019
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Prescription For Disaster

October 18, 2018
… more. DEA_PrescriptionForDisaster-2018ed_508.pdf Narcotics (Opioids) On …
October 18, 2018
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Opiate Overdoses and Naloxone Administrations in New Orleans

July 01, 2017
… is a medication used to counter the effects of heroin and opioid overdoses. Naloxone is typically administered by …
July 01, 2017
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The West Virginia Drug Situation

May 01, 2017
… May 01, 2017 Drug abuse and trafficking, particularly of opioids, is a critical threat to West Virginia. The Centers …
May 01, 2017
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Fake Rx in Indiana: Carfentanil and Fentanyl found in Purported Oxycodone Pills

August 01, 2017
… blue pills contained fentanyl. Fentanyl is a Schedule II opioid analgesic approximately 50 to 100 times more potent …
August 01, 2017
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2014 National Drug Threat Assessment

November 01, 2014
… The economic cost of nonmedical use of prescription opioids alone in the United States totals more than $53 …
November 01, 2014
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2015 National Heroin Threat Assessment Summary

April 01, 2015
… reformulation of OxyContin®, a commonly abused prescription opioid. …
April 01, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Worcester Psychiatrist Sentenced For Unlawful Distribution Of Controlled Substances

… (802) 951-2900 Defendant prescribed combinations of highly addictive benzodiazepines and stimulants BOSTON – A … with a stimulant like Adderall.  Och prescribed such highly-addictive medications without doing proper psychiatric …
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14 Arrested After Federal, State And Local Investigation Into Waterbury Drug Trafficking

… residents continue to lose their battle with drug addiction, and too many families and communities are impacted by the resulting trauma that addiction causes, we in the U.S. Attorney’s Office and our …
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Members of “Mike’s Candyshop” drug delivery service charged with distributing heroin and cocaine

… on-demand delivery service for the distribution of highly addictive and dangerous drugs.  Allegedly, even after they … and arrest drug suppliers whose business leads to drug addiction, overdoses, and death,” said  “This case gives new …
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Twenty-Five Charged In Connection With Multi-State Fentanyl And Cocaine Conspiracy

… in plain sight. We allege that these defendants exploited addiction for personal profit and with full knowledge of … of the lives and safety of people suffering from drug addiction,” said United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy. …
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One Of The Largest Methamphetamine Distributors In New England Sentenced To 23 Years In Prison

… in New England, whose massive drug operation fueled addiction and devastation across our communities. He is now … communities safer.” “DEA stands committed to keeping highly addictive drugs like methamphetamine off the streets of …
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Final Defendant in Nationwide Meth Trafficking Ring Pleads Guilty

… organization that brought over 160 pounds of highly addictive meth to New England,” said Jodi Cohen, Special … on the rise, DEA stands committed to keeping this highly addictive drug out of Massachusetts,” said Stephen Belleau, …
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DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

… huge amounts of fentanyl and methamphetamine, which drives addiction and violence and kills Americans. It also shows … communities with fentanyl and methamphetamine, drive addiction, fuel violence, and kill Americans,” said …
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DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

… huge amounts of fentanyl and methamphetamine, which drives addiction and violence and kills Americans.  It also shows … communities with fentanyl and methamphetamine, drive addiction, fuel violence, and kill Americans,” said …
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Two Former Western Colorado Doctors Indicted For Illegally Prescribing Controlled Substances

… that would cause patients to abuse, misuse, and become addicted to the controlled substances. They also allegedly … substances to patients knowing that their patients were addicted to the controlled substances, misusing the …
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Twenty-Four Indicted In Oxycodone Trafficking And Health Care Fraud Scheme

… injected to get an immediate high. This abuse can lead to addiction, overdose, and sometimes death. The nine-count … Miami. “Schemes to steal from taxpayers to pay for highly addictive, highly profitable street drugs , as the …
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Federal Investigation Takes Down New Breed Of Pill Mills In Florida

… narcotics to doctor shoppers. Many of their “patients” were addicts and abused the prescriptions while others sold the … Management, being “high on drugs” and being “a prescription addict like our patients.” The calls revealed they had no …
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Fresno Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl Resulting in Overdose Death

… the case. 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 County Resident Charged with Federal Gun and Drug Crimes

… 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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Texoma HIDTA’s Caprock Initiative Honored at National HIDTA Awards Ceremony

… exemplifies the power of collaboration in combating the opioid crisis,” said Director Keith Brown, from Texoma … on the Caprock Initiative and its efforts to combat the opioid epidemic, please contact Keith Brown, Executive …
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New Jersey/Pennsylvania doctor indicted for accepting bribes and kickbacks in exchange for prescribing powerful fentanyl drug

… more than 28 million micrograms of Subsys, a powerful opioid narcotic designed to rapidly enter a patient’s … for a month’s supply, contains fentanyl, a synthetic opioid pain reliever which is approximately 50 to 100 times …
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Cocaine laced with fentanyl leads to multiple deaths, overdoses

… more than double the number in 2016. Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine even in … Naloxone is a medication that reverses overdose from opioids. Additional doses of Naloxone are sometimes needed …
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DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 27

… Day Initiative continues to remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where … Charge Brad Byerley. “Last year, more Americans died from opioid overdoses than from all other drugs combined, …