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Doctor Indicted For Illegally Prescribing Fentanyl And Hydrocodone Based Drugs To Patients

… District of Missouri. “Doctors who provide these powerful opioid based drugs without a legitimate medical purpose only compound the Opioid Epidemic in this county,” Mr. Collier said. “It is …
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Illinois Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Trafficking Heroin

… of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. “Heroin addiction has led to numerous overdose deaths and has … accountable for selling and profiting from others’ addiction to this extremely dangerous narcotic. By working …
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Two New Haven Men Plead Guilty To Distributing Drugs Involved In Rash Of Overdoses

… narcotics dealers who distribute heroin, fentanyl or opioids that cause death or serious injury to users. … that the cocaine was laced with fentanyl, a powerful opioid that can be at least 50 times more powerful than …
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Operation Engage Spokane

March 28, 2025
… percent (65%) of those overdose deaths involved synthetic opioids such as fentanyl.  Like most states across the …
March 28, 2025
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Responding to Nationwide Increases in Fentanyl-Related Mass-Overdose Events

April 06, 2022
… Narcotics (Opioids) On …
April 06, 2022
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U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Emergency Schedules All Illicit Fentanyls In An Effort To Reduce Overdose Deaths

… 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 …
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Large-scale counterfeit fentanyl pill dealer found guilty

… 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 …
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Community Event
August 08, 2020
August 08, 2020

Let's Ride! Cycling to Crush Drugs

3:30 AM - 8:00 AM (EDT)
St. Charles, MO
The Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis Division will join the St. Charles, Missouri, Kiwanis on Aug. 8 for “Cycling for Our Children,” as a sponsor to the bike ride that supports youth drug education. The bike ride is a fundraiser that supports Addiction is Real, a non-profit organization whose mission...
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Carrizo Springs doctor and office manager arrested on federal drug, health care fraud and identity theft charges

… the examination necessary to justify the prescription of an opioid pain medication. The indictment also alleges that Dr. … unsecured bonds pending trial. “A doctor who prescribes opioids without just cause is no different than a street …
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Albany Doctor Admits to Violating the Controlled Substance Act

… safe haven for patients, Dr. Bruni perpetuated the cycle of addiction,” said Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, DEA … for substance abuse, he actually facilitated continued addiction and drug abuse. Examples of conduct include: • …
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Michigan pharmacists pleads guilty to federal drug trafficking and fraud charges

… they defrauded. Shedd and Tooley admitted that they filled opioid prescriptions written by former Albion doctor Horace … Timothy Plancon.   "We are committed to fighting the opioid epidemic, and will prosecute the doctors, nurses, … providers who feed the epidemic by writing and filling opioid prescriptions for no legitimate medical purpose," …
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DEA proposes to control three precursor chemicals used to illicitly manufacture deadly fentanyl

… for 2018 suggest that overdose deaths from synthetic opioids like fentanyl and its related compounds will … regions of our country that have been hardest hit by the opioid epidemic. DEA is also working with the United States …
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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Results in DEA and Partners Collecting Hundreds of Thousands of Pounds

… 234-8542 of Unneeded Medications in an Effort to Prevent Addiction and Reduce Overdose Deaths NEW ORLEANS – On April … medications often end up in the wrong hands, feeding an addiction epidemic that is killing Americans at record …
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Loudoun County To Host DEA Exhibit

… and Consequences explains the science behind illegal drug addiction, and the countless costs and consequences of … programs that we have implemented to prevent drug abuse and addiction,” stated Karl C. Colder, Special Agent in Charge, … the dangers of illegal drug use and the damage caused by addiction. As parents, community leaders, and employers, …
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New Jersey Residents Turn In Almost 18,000 Pounds Of Expired And Unwanted Prescriptions

… medications from their homes, especially the prescription opioids.  Removal of these medications from the home reduces … die from a drug overdose, about half from prescription opioids and heroin.  Prescription opioid abusers in many …
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Loudoun County To Host DEA Exhibit

… and Consequences explains the science behind illegal drug addiction, and the countless costs and consequences of … programs that we have implemented to prevent drug abuse and addiction,” stated Karl C. Colder, Special Agent in Charge, … the dangers of illegal drug use and the damage caused by addiction. As parents, community leaders and employers, …
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Pharmaceutical distributor and executives, pharmacists charged with unlawfully distributing painkillers

… 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 …
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Fresno man sentenced to 3 years in prison for selling fentanyl to a minor

… 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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DEA Releases New Tip Line to Encourage Information on Drug Kingpin Operating Throughout Colorado

… organizations continue to exert significant control of the opioid market in the greater Denver area, expanding their … Kingpin Designation Act for his role in fueling the opioid epidemic in the United States.     The DEA is …
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Two Sentenced for Distributing Fentanyl Resulting in Death

… in Charlotte prosecuted the case. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 50 times more potent than heroin and remains … overdose deaths in the United States involved synthetic opioids and primarily fentanyl. For information and …
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Community Event
April 27, 2019
April 27, 2019

DEA Take Back Day (April 2019)

6:00 AM - 10:00 AM (EDT)
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...
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Two Charged with Fentanyl Distribution in Fresno County

… 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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DEA, DDAP Supply, Train Hermitage Police With Naloxone

… with heroin and the presence of at least one synthetic opioid were reported in 81 percent of these deaths.  … effects of a known or suspected overdose from prescription opioids and illegal opioids.   As part of the DEA’s ongoing …
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DEA Releases 2020 National Drug Threat Assessment

… Agent in Charge Bill Bodner. “Illicit drugs, especially opioids, have taken too many lives and ripped through too … deaths in the United States, while heroin and prescription opioids remain significant challenges to public health and …
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Lubbock Fentanyl Distributor Pleads Guilty

… in the Lubbock area of the highly potent synthetic opioid, fentanyl.  Fentanyl is responsible for a sharp increase in opioid deaths across the U.S.  It poses a high risk of death … fentanyl can serve as a direct substitute for heroin in opioid-dependent individuals, it is a dangerous substitute …
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DEA-Led Operation Pill Nation Targets Rogue Pain Clinics In South Florida

… Florida and around the nation are faced with growing drug addiction that is accompanied by pain, suffering, and even … patients’ urine tests for a fee to justify the highly addictive pain medications. U.S. Attorney for the Southern … injected to get an immediate high. This abuse can lead to addiction, overdose, and sometimes death. Additional …
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China Announces Scheduling Controls Of New Psychoactive Substances/fentanyl-class Substances

… 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 …
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Orlando Man Sentenced To 32 Years for Possessing Illegal Firearms and Selling Fentanyl That Killed a Woman

… drug traffickers care only about profit and driving addiction,” said Special Agent in Charge Deanne L. Reuter, …
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DEA announces launch of Operation Crystal Shield

… 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 New Jersey …
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Five Defendants Charged in Manhattan Federal Court for Distributing Fentanyl that Caused the Fatal Overdoses of Three 19-Year-Olds

… that distributed thousands of counterfeit prescription opioid pills laced with fentanyl, among other drugs, to …