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Jury Convicts Syracuse Man In Heroin And Crack Cocaine Conspiracy

… cities, large and small.  No city is immune from drug addiction as long as there are drug suppliers profiting off …
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Buffalo Man Arrested For Selling Drugs Near A Buffalo School

… this alleged drug dealer responsible for fueling drug addiction and drug-related crime throughout our …
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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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DEA Launches Bold Bilateral Initiative to Dismantle Cartel Gatekeepers and Combat Synthetic Drug Trafficking

… American communities. ### Drug Trafficking Synthetic Opioids Methamphetamine Off On Press Release Image Layout …
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DEA’s National Take Back Day Returns April 26 to Help Prevent Prescription Drug Misuse

… Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, opioids such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, and …
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DEA to host Youth Drug Summit for Kensington & Fairhill Elementary School children

… is an innovative three-pronged approach to address the opioid crisis involving DEA’s law enforcement, diversion …
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New Jersey Doctor Charged with 34 Counts of Unlawful Distribution of Controlled Substances

… The counts charging illegal prescribing of Schedule II opioids and stimulants are punishable by a maximum of 20 …
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DEA launches “Secure Your Meds” winter campaign

… pandemic has taken some of the focus away from the ongoing opioid epidemic,” said Special Agent in Charge of the DEA’s …
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Dental assistant sentenced to 19 months in prison for unlawful prescription pain pill distribution

… months in prison for unlawfully distributing prescription opioid pain medication in the Philadelphia and South Jersey …
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DEA offers another opportunity to clean out your medicine cabinet

… to play their part in combating the current prescription opioid epidemic,” said Special Agent in Charge of the Drug …
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DEA establishes new Monmouth/Ocean Task Force

… fatalities.”  The increased heroin and prescription opioid threat to the Monmouth and Ocean County areas over …
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Georgetown Pharmacy to Pay $24,500 to Resolve Claims of Recordkeeping Requirement Failure

… and prescription review is essential to helping fight the opioid epidemic.  Our office will continue to work with our …
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DEA installs drug collection box in Louisville federal building

… a drug overdose death. Of those deaths, 49,068 involved the opioids. Medicine cabinets are one of the most common places …
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DEA to collect unneeded meds at Kentucky Capitol Building

… a drug overdose death. 49,068 of those deaths involved the opioids. Medicine cabinets are one of the most common places …
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DEA Joins with Families Across the Country to Increase Awareness about the Dangers of Fentanyl

… of drug poisoning deaths are attributed to synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl. The DEA regional family summits …
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Pakistani Nationals Extradited to the United States Face Drug Charges in New York

… Netburn.   “At a time when the United States is facing an opioid overdose epidemic of unprecedented proportions, it is …
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DEA Chicago Suspends Registration of Suburban Chicago Pharmacy

… Monitoring Program review revealed that excessive opioids and dangerous drug combinations were dispensed to …
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Enfield man who sold fentanyl and heroin to overdose victim faces up to 20 years in prison

… narcotics dealers who distribute heroin, fentanyl or opioids that cause death or serious injury to users.  …
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Rawlins doctor pleads guilty to unlawful distribution of prescription pain pill

… S. Healy III represented the government. # # #   Synthetic Opioids On …
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United States reaches $200,000 settlement with Siskiyou County pharmacy for controlled substances act violations

… and accurate biennial inventory. “To prevent diversion of opioids and other dangerous drugs and avoid harm to the …
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Stockton man sentenced to more than 7 years in prison for fentanyl distribution

… flooded with thousands of doses of this potentially lethal opioid.” “Just a few grains of fentanyl can have deadly …
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DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 27

… Day Initiative continues to collect increasing amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where …
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Lewiston pharmacy tech sentenced for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances

… of the pills to others who then sold them in the area.   “Opioid abuse is devastating our communities and we must …
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DEA Chicago Thanks Our Take-Back Partners

… Each participant contributed to helping address the opioid crisis in America. While the totals for this year’s …
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DEA Investigation Results In Indictment Of Tucson Doctor

… Ruben faces 26 state charges for unlawfully prescribing opioids TUCSON, Ariz. - The DEA announced today, along with …
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Huntington Woman Pleads Guilty To Pain Pill Conspiracy

… standing together to combat the continuous threat of this opioid crisis and the devastation it causes,” said Special …
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Ohio Residents Dispose Of An Estimated 18 Tons Of Pills During National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

… of safely disposing of prescription pills - especially opioids," said Attorney General DeWine.   Those who are …
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Kentucky Man Receives Life Sentence For Distributing Fentanyl That Resulted In Overdose Death

… and died of an overdose.  Fentanyl is an extremely powerful opioid that can be as much as 50 times stronger than heroin. …
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Ohio Man Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Distributing Fentanyl That Resulted In Fatal Overdose

… said. “Those who profit from selling the heroin and opioids that have devastated our state will be held …