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DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug Crisis

… its fight against the deadly threat of synthetic opioids with the launch of Fentanyl Free America,  a … the nation’s deadliest drug crisis. Since 2021, synthetic opioids have claimed nearly 325,000 American lives. The …
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DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug Crisis

… its fight against the deadly threat of synthetic opioids with the launch of Fentanyl Free America,  a … the nation’s deadliest drug crisis. Since 2021, synthetic opioids have claimed nearly 325,000 American lives. The …
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Narcotics (Opioids)

Morphine

January 22, 2025
Morphine is a non-synthetic narcotic with a high potential for abuse and is derived from opium. It is used for the treatment of pain.
January 22, 2025
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Family Summit
June 26, 2024
June 26, 2024

DEA New York Division to Host Annual Family Summit on Fentanyl

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM (EDT)
New York, NY
The DEA New York Division will host its Family Summit on Fentanyl on Wednesday, June 26th, 2024. This free family centric event is open to families who have been impacted by the opioid crisis and to those who may have lost a loved one due to a drug poisoning or...
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2015 National Drug Threat Assessment

October 01, 2015
… those for cocaine and heroin combined. Additionally, some opioid CPD abusers are initiating heroin use, which …
October 01, 2015
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Stericycle Resolves Criminal and Civil Investigations with over $56 Million Agreement for Long Running Failures in Handling Controlled Substances Bound for Disposal

… the community. Such conduct endangers public safety, fuels addiction, and undermines the integrity of our regulatory … substance regulations are designed to keep dangerous and addictive medications out of the wrong hands. Stericycle …
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Panama City Meth Trafficker Receives 17 Years in Prison

… our streets with poison, plaguing our communities with addiction, blight, and despair. President Donald J. Trump … Our deputies will continue to pursue those who profit from addiction and destruction, and we will not stop until our …
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Former Anesthesiology Resident Who Worked at Seattle Children's, UW Medicine, and Harborview Medical Center, Sentenced for Stealing and Using Narcotic Pain Medicine While on Duty

… Voegel-Podadera said he wished he had sought help for his addiction earlier. He has been speaking to groups of medical residents about the danger of addiction. The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement …
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Southern Indiana Trio Sentenced to Federal Prison for Meth Trafficking Operation

… traffickers like Patrick Adams and his co-conspirators fuel addiction and violence in our communities,” said Tom … pursue those who profit from spreading dangerous and highly addictive methamphetamine in Evansville and across Southern …
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DEA, FBI and SPD operation across Puget Sound Region leads to the arrest of 36 subjects involved in a violent drug trafficking organization

… vulnerable members facing life or death struggles against addiction.”   “Over the last four months, more than 80 drug … been taken off our streets where they preyed on destructive addictions and used gun crime to further their trade,” said …
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Columbus, OH Doctor Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Distribute Oxycodone

… purpose of obtaining pain medications to support their drug addictions.  Based on the preceding factors and others, … including oxycodone and hydrocodone, to patients who were addicted to pain medications. Between January 1, 2003, and …
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Thirty-Two Indicted In Broward And Palm Beach Counties In Second Coordinated Pill Mill Takedown

… injected, to get an immediate high. This abuse can lead to addiction, overdose, and sometimes death. The five-count … medical practice. Consequently, individuals, including addicts and traffickers, seeking to buy large quantities of …
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Manhattan Doctor Illegally Sold Painkiller Prescriptions To Drug Trafficking Organization

… goal: to rake in hundreds of thousands of dollars selling addictive drugs.  Both men lined their pockets and caused … in the illicit trafficking of oxycodone has produced addiction, violence, and as this case demonstrates, …
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Pain Clinic Owners, Distributors And Runners Indicted For Allegedly Conspiring To Operate “Pill Mills”

… streets, it creates and feeds a new generation of users and addicts,” stated DEA Special Agent in (SAC) Karl C. Colder.  “These addicts will continue to abuse the illegal prescriptions, or …
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DEA and NFL Alumni Health Team Up on Football’s Biggest Stage to Tackle the Fentanyl Crisis

… from its devastating impacts. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is often pressed into counterfeit pills designed … is promising news, drug-related deaths, driven by synthetic opioids, remain the leading cause of death for Americans …
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Stockton Man Sentenced to 16 Years and 8 Months in Prison for Fentanyl and Meth Pill Manufacturing and Distribution

… fentanyl, furanyl fentanyl, heroin, and other synthetic opioids. They also made pills that appeared to be … Forces/Task Force Officers Fentanyl Methamphetamine Heroin Opioids Ecstasy/MDMA Off On Press Release Image Layout …
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Awareness Day on April 29

… nearly 70 percent of those deaths attributed to synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl. Provisional data from the Centers … lost to fentanyl is one too many.” Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, is approximately 50 times more potent than heroin …
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DEA announces release of 2018 Pennsylvania Drug-Related Overdose Death Report

… Pharmacy’s Program Evaluation Research Unit, Pennsylvania Opioid Overdose Reduction Technical Assistance Center to … districts ranged from 11% to 1%.   The presence of an opioid, illicit or prescription, was reported in 82% of …
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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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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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Ten Arrested In Southeastern Massachusetts Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

… said United States Attorney Rachael S. Rollins. “The opioid crisis has resulted in far too much harm and far too … led to today’s arrests and brought this case to fruition.” “Opioid abuse is at epidemic levels in New England,” said …
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DEA St. Louis Division Breaks Fentanyl Seizure Record in 2021

… and causing harm in our communities.” Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, is used for pain in a pharmaceutical setting and 50 … in counterfeit pills, which is responsible for 75% of opioid overdose deaths. DEA St. Louis Division seized 82 …
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Head of black market synthetic drug trafficking ring sentenced to 23 years

… with co-conspirator Maximillian Sams, ran a large-scale opioid manufacturing and trafficking organization in the …   To date, 13 members and associates of the defendant’s opioid manufacturing and trafficking operation have been …
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Doctor Sentenced for Health Care Fraud and Money Laundering

… in Mt. Airy, NC. At NIT, RANDALL typically prescribed opioids or other controlled substances to his patients … dollars for his own profit while he worsened our state’s opioid crisis,” said Attorney General Jeff Jackson. “Doctors …
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Johnston Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Thousands of Fentanyl Pills

… levels, and every city and town in Rhode Island has seen opioid overdose deaths, we are determined to use every … enforcement tool at our disposal to stop combat significant opioid traffickers.” “The state of Rhode Island is faced …
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Penn North Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison

… Synthetic drugs Drug Trafficking Fentanyl Synthetic Opioids Opioids On On …
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Baltimore career offender pleads guilty to federal charges for distributing fentanyl

… in Maryland. Under this initiative, titled the “Synthetic Opioid Surge,” or “SOS” for short, every arrest involving … of the efforts we are making to reduce the number of opioid overdose deaths in Maryland.” According to Nelson’s …
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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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Greene County Man Indicted for Possessing Over 10,000 Fentanyl Pills and a Kilogram of Fentanyl Powder

… to kill 500,000 people.  This lethality of synthetic opioids is simply staggering, and my Office will continue to … Officers Fentanyl Methamphetamine Heroin Cocaine Synthetic Opioids On On Press Release Image Layout Landscape …
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Department of Justice and DEA Announce Seizures of Historic Amounts of Deadly Fentanyl-Laced Fake Pills in Public Safety Surge to Protect U.S. Communities

… across the United States. Illicit fentanyl, a synthetic opioid found in most of the fake pills that were seized, is … driver of the recent increase in U.S. overdose deaths. “Opioids were responsible for nearly three quarters of the …