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DEA and partners collect thousands of pounds of unwanted medications and vaping products during the 18th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… cabinets, but also in raising awareness of their link to addiction and overdose deaths ,” said DEA Acting …
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DEA Holds Its Fifth Prescription Drug Take-Back Day September 29 As Public Participation Continues To Rise

… Day events as long as they are needed to prevent diversion, addiction, and overdose deaths.” Medicines that languish in …
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DEA Hopes To Remove A Third Of A Million Pounds Of Expired Prescription Drugs From Circulation On Its Sixth Take-Back Day April 27

… from their homes, the public helps prevent experimentation, addiction, overdose and even death.” Unused medications in …
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Statement From DEA Special Agent In Charge Matthew G. Barnes

… conditions.  Marijuana remains listed as a dangerous, addictive Schedule I drug.  Persons who are in the business …
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Matthew Perry’s Former Live-In Personal Assistant Sentenced to Nearly 3½ Years in Federal Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Ketamine to Actor

… field. He also was aware of Perry’s long history of drug addiction. Prosecutors wrote in their sentencing position … During this period, Iwamasa witnessed Perry’s increasing addiction to ketamine. He found Perry unconscious at his …
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Southwest Georgia Man Sentenced to Prison for Armed Meth Trafficking

… no parole in the federal system.  “Drug traffickers drive addiction and destroy communities,” said Jae W. Chung, … and hold them accountable.”  “Methamphetamine is a highly addictive drug with devastating consequences to users, their …
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Five Defendants, Including Two Doctors, Charged in Connection with Actor Matthew Perry's Fatal Overdose Death Last Year

… that Perry, a successful actor whose history of drug addiction was well documented, was interested in obtaining … informed at least one week earlier that Perry’s ketamine addiction was spiraling out of control. After Perry’s death …
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DEA Los Angeles Division Recognizes National Fentanyl Awareness Day

… fight against the deadly threat of synthetic opioids with the launch of its  Fentanyl Free America   … of fentanyl in our communities:   Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is approximately 50 times more potent than …
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Eleven Men Charged in D.C. in Federal Indictment Targeting Transnational Methamphetamine and GBL Drug Trafficking Organization

… drug trafficking network that was allegedly pumping highly addictive, dangerous drugs into our Nation’s Capital,” said …
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DEA’s 2019 National Red Ribbon Rally

October 09, 2019
… also featured youth-developed PSAs that focus on preventing opioid misuse and other drug use, submitted under the …
October 09, 2019
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Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon statement on signing of fentanyl legislation

… this issue as we continue our fight to combat the nation’s opioid epidemic. This legislation is critical to DEA’s …
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DEA to kick off annual Red Ribbon Campaign

… fight against the violence of drug crime and the misery of addiction. By gathering together in special events and …
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Senior Sinaloa Cartel leader extradited to the United States

… of drug traffickers who seek to flood our streets with addictive and deadly poisons, for their own illicit gain.” …
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Minnesota man sentanced to more than five years for distributing methamphetamine in the Eau Claire area

… the defendant’s lack of criminal history and addiction issues, he made a calculated decision to …
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DEA, DOD, DHS and U.S. Coast Guard announce offload of more than 33,000 pounds of seized drugs in Fort Lauderdale

… these organizations and continuing the deadly cycle of drug addiction and violence they promote.  DEA, together with our …
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Drug Enforcement Administration announces creation of U.S. Postal Service drug-free stamp

… stamp will help raise awareness of the fight against drug addiction and honor those who have dedicated their lives to …
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Dallas DEA/Texoma HIDTA Launches Heroin Task Force Initiative

… in a significant increase in the abuse of heroin.  Those addicted to prescription pain medicine often switch to …
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Kaiser Permanente Pays $850,000 Settlement

… the chance of diversion of powerful and potentially addictive drugs, which wreak havoc on our communities and …
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Northern California Residents Turn In 16 Tons Of Rx Drugs On Take Back Day

… events provide an opportunity for Americans to prevent drug addiction and overdose deaths. DEA’s next National …
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Bakersfield Doctor Indicted For Illegally Distributing Controlled Substances

… usual course of professional practice. Hydrocodone is an addictive prescription narcotic, the abuse of which may lead …
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DEA Amplifies Life-Saving Campaign as the United States Prepares to Welcome the World for FIFA World Cup 2026 ™

… as the U.S. continues to confront the deadly synthetic opioid crisis. Significant progress has been made in the … aged ages 18-to-44 years old.  Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid often mixed with other illicit substances, such as …
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DEA’s Fentanyl Free America Billboard Sparks Conversation on Dangers of Synthetic Drugs

… commitment to protecting the United States from synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl, by disrupting supply chains, … too many have already encountered.” Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid lethal in small doses. Methamphetamine, also a …
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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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Over 13 Pounds of Heroin/Fentanyl Seized at Packaging Mill in the Bronx: Two Arrested

… the significant hurdles we face in curtailing the opioid crisis in the city. Our state legislators have … Administration for their dedication to ending the opioid epidemic.” Defendants Charges Diego Tejada-Rosario …
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19 Arrested on Federal Charges Trafficking Meth, Fentanyl, Heroin, and Cocaine in Charlottesville, VA

… Seizures (Drugs/Property) Synthetic drugs Methamphetamine Opioids Synthetic Opioids Cocaine Fentanyl On On Press Release Image Layout …
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Forensic Sciences Policy

March 27, 2026
… analysis of evidence. Methamphetamine Natural and Synthetic Opioids Cocaine Cannabis Plant Material Cannabis Liquids and …
March 27, 2026
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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 announces the establishment of a new Division Office in Omaha

… on methamphetamine, heroin, fentanyl and prescription opioid trafficking, all of which have a significant impact …
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DEA Working To Avoid U.S. Drug Shortages

… Surge part of Administration’s focus on combatting the opioid epidemic WASHINGTON - The Drug Enforcement …
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China Announces Scheduling Controls On Two Fentanyl Precursor Chemicals

… “Fentanyl compounds significantly contribute to the current opioid crisis in the United States. By stemming the …