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Two Ashland Residents Sentenced To Federal Prison For Distributing Controlled Substance Analogues And Filing False Tax Returns

… by relentless greed.  They relied on creating horrible addictions to maximize their profits.  This sentence should … Friday’s sentencing hearing, witnesses who used and became addicted to synthetic drugs purchased from Morrison and …
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Philadelphia Doctor Pleads Guilty To Running Pill Mill

… who use their licenses to distribute dangerous drugs to addicts and those who have no actual medical need for the … included undercover purchases of oxycodone, a highly addictive Schedule II Controlled Substance, and it revealed …
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Henderson Doctor Pleads Guilty To Unlawful Distribution Of Controlled Substances

… writing prescriptions for oxycodone and other highly addictive prescription painkillers, announced U.S. Attorney … overdose of prescription painkillers, and many more become addicted. “We will continue to identify and prosecute bad …
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Convicted Felon Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Dealing Fentanyl, Meth and Other Drugs

… following services are available for people experiencing addiction, or their friends and loved ones: Substance Abuse …
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Drug Enforcement Task Force Uncovers Heroin Stash In The Bronx, NY: $30 Million Worth Of Heroin Seized

… supply of heroin is critical to reining in the scourge of addiction. Today's seizure will keep millions of packages of … of heroin from flooding our neighborhoods with this highly addictive narcotic. I commend our NYPD investigators and law …
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$200,000 In Civil Penalties Recovered From Upper East Side Pharmacy

… strict compliance procedures, especially the oversight of addictive pain medications. In New York City, the number of … records and report any loss immediately to prevent highly addictive medications from falling into the wrong hands." …
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Roanoke Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Traffic Methamphetamine, Fentanyl, Heroin, and Cocaine

… regularly obtained large quantities of methamphetamine and opioids, including fentanyl, from drug sources in both the … Methamphetamine Fentanyl Heroin Cocaine Synthetic Opioids On On …
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Narcotic Treatment Program Faces Civil Penalties

… to prevent them from falling into the hands of dealers and addicts,” said Acting U.S. Attorney John Horn. “The … narcotics and painkillers feeds the market for abuse and addiction, and Georgia is experiencing an epidemic of …
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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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Federal Indictment Of Five Defendants In One Of The Nation’s Largest Fentanyl Seizures

… these drug entities which are trafficking multiple addictive drugs, dismantle them on all levels and continue our fight against addiction to powerful drugs." “In this time of heightened …
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Doctor Who Supplied Oxycodone Ring Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To 36 Months In Prison

… stated: "Like heroin, oxycodone is a powerful, highly addictive, and potentially lethal drug. In the proper hands, … and fraud, she also endangered users at risk of becoming addicts and harming themselves through drug abuse. She …
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10 People Arrested In Two Separate Cases For Heroin And Cocaine Trafficking Affecting Multiple Western New York Communities

… the Chautauqua County and adjacent towns fueled drug addiction,” stated DEA Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt. “Drug addiction has become public health’s archenemy and as heroin …
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Orlando Doctor Arrested For Manslaughter

… and illegal sale and distribution of these powerful and addictive pharmaceuticals continues to have a negative … that we will not tolerate anyone illegally selling highly addictive controlled substances in Florida,” said Attorney …
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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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US Attorney’s Office Announces “The Right Prescription For New Jersey”Federal, State Agencies And Non-Profits Come Together To Prevent Prescription Drug Abuse

… availability of potent drugs that lead kids down a path to addiction, will help stem the tide of the epidemic of … Ocean County mother who lost her son to a prescription drug addiction in 2011, is a central part of the campaign, and a …
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DEA Arizona announces 18th National Prescription Drug Take Back

… drugs in support of our ongoing efforts to combat the opioid epidemic in Arizona and across the country,” said … ongoing public safety and health issues stemming from the opioid crisis. Prescription drug abuse in the U.S. remains …
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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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Louisville’s Big Four Bridge turns red to honor National Red Ribbon Week

… fight against the violence of drug crime and the misery of addiction.   Red Ribbon week is a time to remember those who …
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DEA Announces Results of Enforcement Surge to Reduce the Fentanyl Supply Across the United States

… percent of those deaths can be attributed to synthetic opioids such as fentanyl.   Drug traffickers have expanded … has now been seized in 21 states.   Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 50 times more potent than heroin. Just two …
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DEA announces launch of methamphetamine initiative

… 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.” Virtually all …
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Drug Crew Indicted For Selling Heroin And Fentanyl That Led To The Deaths Of Six Individuals

… 31, and 36. All five were reportedly in treatment for their addictions when they relapsed and immediately overdosed from … of three years, the defendant solicited young, opiate-addicted women to have sex with paying customers. In …
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New York Woman Pleads Guilty To Trafficking Fentanyl

… of real people in our communities are being destroyed by opioids on a daily basis. These are brothers, sisters, … deadly drugs.” “The state of Massachusetts is faced with an opioid crisis unlike ever before,” said Brian D. Boyle, …
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GHB - Gamma-Hydroxybutyric Acid

August 21, 2025
Gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) is another name for the generic drug sodium oxybate. Xyrem® (which is sodium oxybate) is the trade name of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved prescription medication. Xyrem® is approved as a treatment to improve daytime sleepiness and muscle weakness with narcolepsy (a disorder marked by sudden...
August 21, 2025
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Anchorage Attorney Arrested, Charged with Drug Trafficking, Firearm Offenses

… Facey unlawfully possessed firearms knowing that he was addicted to methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled …
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Defendants Convicted In Manhattan Federal Court For Illegal Distribution Of Oxycodone From Pharmacy In Yonkers

… thousands of oxycodone pills were sold for cash to drug addicts and other drug dealers.  This Office will continue … of oxycodone to various individuals - including individuals addicted to oxycodone and individuals who intended to resell …
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Drug Dealer Heads to Prison for Selling Fentanyl to Overdose Victim

… The victim, who had been struggling with a serious addiction, died of fentanyl poisoning that evening.  After …
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Operation Pill Nation II Doctor Sentenced To 20 Years In Federal Prison

… large doses of OxyContin, oxycodone and alprazolam to drug addicts and members of doctor shopping organizations, who … and Tennessee to get prescriptions for these highly addictive opiate pain medications. Over 500,000 oxycodone …
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Baldwin Pharmacist Charged With Knowingly Doling Out Painkillers Through Phony Prescriptions Chowdhury’s Arrest Stems From Investigation Into Where Kayla Gerdes Obtained Drugs

… Baldwin pharmacist for filling dozens of prescriptions for addictive painkillers, despite knowing that the … to terminally-ill cancer patients, or other highly-addictive painkillers. The investigation further revealed …
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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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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