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DEA Releases 2020 National Drug Threat Assessment

… enactment of fentanyl-class controls in May 2019, the opioid threat remains at epidemic levels, affecting large … deaths in the United States, while heroin and prescription opioids remain significant challenges to public health and …
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Long Island Doctor Pleads Guilty To Distribution Of Oxycodone

… to 19 counts of the illegal distribution of the highly addictive painkiller oxycodone. When sentenced, Jacobson … knew were either abusing or re-selling oxycodone pills to addicts. According to court filings, the defendant charged … The doctor-shoppers then either re-sold oxycodone to addicts and other users for profit or abused the pills …
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Gastonia Pharmacist Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Distribution of Oxycodone

… sedative alprazolam, as well as quantities of the highly addictive and commonly abused narcotic pain medication …
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Opiate Overdoses Surpass Murders In New Orleans For First Time

… percent of the fatal overdose (166 total) in 2016 were opioid-related. This is more than twice the 81 overdose … was found (29 percent) of the 166 people who died with opioids in their system. This percentage represented a …
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Fifty Pounds of Cocaine and Packages of Fentanyl Seized from Interstate Trafficker in Queens

… of xylazine in the fentanyl mixture. Xylazine is the non-opioid sedative known as “tranq,” which is not responsive to the most common opioid overdose reversal drugs.  DEA estimated the drugs …
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North Hollywood Woman Agrees to Plead Guilty to Federal Drug Charges, Including Selling Ketamine that Killed Actor Matthew Perry

… a successful actor and author whose struggles with drug addiction were well documented. In October 2023, Sangha and …
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Doctor Sentenced For Running Pill Mill And Contributing To A Death

… of a patient whom Dr. Werther knew had a history of drug addiction.  The court’s sentence today will send a message … in the very same way a street dealer pushes heroin to addicts.  His sentence reflects his greed and disregard for … thereby contributing to the epidemic of prescription drug addiction.” “Norman Werther got what he deserved for making …
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Federal Grand Jury Returns Indictment Against Selma Man After Seizure of 17 Kilograms of Fentanyl Pills

… 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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Wisconsin Man Sentenced to 12 Years for Methamphetamine Trafficking

… crimes contributed to the bigger issue of methamphetamine addiction in the community, and that his possession of … offer rehabilitation to Willox, who has a history of drug addiction. The charges against Willox were the result of an …
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Detroit-Area Drug Trafficking Organization Charged For Fentanyl Overdose Deaths

… a national epidemic, including here in Michigan, as people addicted to prescription pills become desperate to feed their addictions," McQuade said.  "Law enforcement agencies are … together to prosecute traffickers who are exploiting these addictions and risking lives for profit." DEA Special Agent …
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Northeast Heights Heroin Trafficking Ring Dismantled By Multi-Agency Investigation

… available customer, including our children, to push highly addictive and dangerous drugs in the Albuquerque metro … abuse, and advocate for treatment for those who have become addicted with the goal of preventing drug overdose deaths.  … in Charge Joseph M. Arabit of the DEA.  “Heroin abuse and addiction exacts a tremendous toll on society, and these …
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CY 2021 Fentanyl Profiling Program (FPP)

August 22, 2022
… laboratories. FPP Report CY 2021_DEA.gov_.pdf Narcotics (Opioids) On …
August 22, 2022
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Costco Wholesale Corp. To Pay $11.75 Million To Settle Allegations Of Weak Pharmacy Controls

… to ensure it complies with regulations that help prevent opioids and other dangerous drugs from being misused or …
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DEA Hosts the 27th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday to Remove Unneeded Medications from Homes

… Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), opioids such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, and …
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DEA Hosts 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday

… Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, opioids such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, and …
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DEA New Orleans Division Hosts 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, opioids such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, and …
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DEA Hosts the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 25th

… Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, opioids such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, and …
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Defendants Face Justice for Distributing 3,200 Kilos of Methamphetamine

… we’re not just removing drugs, we’re removing the source of addiction, exploitation and tragedy in our communities.” …
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Community Event
March 12, 2020
March 12, 2020

Chasing the Dragon Showing and Panel Discussion

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (EDT)
Jefferson City, MO
Join DEA in Jefferson City for a showing of “Chasing the Dragon: The Life of an Opiate Addict” and a panel discussion with the FBI and Compass Health Network.
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DEA and partners announce results of 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… once again showed their dedication toward helping prevent addiction and potential overdose by removing prescription … critical to helping reduce overdose deaths and alleviate addiction by safely disposing of prescription medications …
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Seattle Man Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Dealing Fentanyl in Downtown Seattle While Armed with a Handgun

… the threat he poses to community safety. Fentanyl is highly addictive and incredibly lethal. Packing firearms while … and increases the risk of violence occurring when addicted consumers and unruly rivals are factored into the …
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Major trafficker extradited from the Dominican Republic; linked to large scale heroin and fentanyl distribution ring

… pursue drug barons who reap millions in profits by causing addiction and death in New York, regardless of their … of doses, further preying on the vulnerabilities of those addicted to these drugs,” said Special Agent in Charge … of law enforcement partnering in removing these dealers and addictive drugs from the streets is, quite simply, lives …
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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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Former Auburn Physician Pays $135,000 and Forfeits DEA Registration, for Overprescribing Controlled Substances

… States $135,000 in civil penalties for overprescribing opioids and other controlled substances in dangerous … instead of his own medical judgment; he prescribed opioids, benzodiazepines, and carisoprodol in a dangerous …
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Two Day Stretch in Omaha Nets 32,000 Fake Fentanyl Pills

… 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 ®), …
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National Prevention Week

January 19, 2025
… are addressing pressing and current issues, such as the opioid crisis and high-risk substance use among youth. …
January 19, 2025
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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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Boston Man Arrested In Counterfeit Fentanyl Pills Conspiracy

… pills put lives at risk, destroy communities and worsen the opioid crisis. These powerful pills are manufactured to look … as a warning to those traffickers who are fueling the opioid epidemic with deadly drugs in order to profit and … people’s lives. DEA’s top priority is combatting the opioid epidemic by working with our local, county, state and …
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Bronx Man Sentenced for His Role in Large-Scale Fentanyl and Heroin Trafficking Ring in Springfield, Massachusetts

… people’s lives. DEA’s top priority is combatting the opioid epidemic by working with our local, county, state and … fentanyl, pose an immeasurable threat to public safety. The opioid crisis has taken the lives of over two thousand …
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Defendants Convicted and Sentenced in Long-Term Methamphetamine Drug Trafficking Investigation in Franklin and Gulf Counties

… 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 …