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DEA Releases 2020 National Drug Threat Assessment

March 02, 2021
… lives due to opioid overdoses from fentanyl, prescription pain pills and other illicit street drugs.  Furthermore, … No family or individual should have to experience such pain,” said Special Agent in Charge Cheri Oz.  “And that is …
March 02, 2021
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Opioid enforcement action brings multiple charges across the Middle District of Florida

September 26, 2019
…  Mullan was employed as a medical assistant at a pain management clinic where she generated the fraudulent …  Lloyd was employed as a medical assistant at a pain management clinic where she generated the fraudulent …
September 26, 2019
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Medical Doctor Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances

September 03, 2021
… to distribute and possess with intent to distribute opioid pain medications (specifically, fentanyl, oxycodone, … to distribute and possess with intent to distribute opioid pain medications and other controlled substances, and are …
September 03, 2021
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Four Defendants Indicted for Conspiracy to Distribute Over 8 Million Dosage Units of Hydrocodone and to Launder Money

October 12, 2006
… and for the treatment of moderate to moderately severe pain. The two-count indictment seeks forfeiture of $20 … dosage units of the highly additive opiate based pain killer Hydrocodone", brand name Vicodin, stated Carl J. …
October 12, 2006
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South Bay doctor pleads guilty to unlawfully distributing hydrocodone and health care fraud

March 26, 2019
… physician in the State of California who operated a pain clinic in San Jose. He maintained a DEA registration … examination of the patient nor discuss the patient’s pain or response to prior medication. Aachi acknowledged …
March 26, 2019
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Spokane dentist pleads guilty to distributing opioids

March 25, 2019
… James Felch, 36, also of Spokane, to distribute opioid pain medications, hydrocodone and tramadol, without a … M.B. and prescribed her hydrocodone when she complained of pain in the lower left side of her jaw with a lump. Shelby …
March 25, 2019
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Former Kentucky Doctor Pleads Guilty To Illegal Distribution Of 25,000 Controlled Substance Prescription Pills

March 18, 2014
… Number: (313) 234-4310 LEXINGTON, Ky. - A former doctor in Paintsville, Kentucky, has admitted to his role in a … with Tammy Cantrell and Shelby Lackey, owners of Care More Pain Management, LLC, to distribute thousands of oxycodone …
March 18, 2014
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Michigan Doctor Receives Nearly 5 Year Federal Prison Sentence For Drug Distribution And Health Care Fraud

July 12, 2016
… McQuade said. "Doctors who poison our community by pushing pain pills for profit will be treated as criminals and held … 2008 and March of 2011, Linares, while operating the Monroe Pain Center located on LaPlaisance Road, prescribed millions …
July 12, 2016
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Mallinckrodt Agrees To Pay $35 Million Record Settlement For Failure To Report Suspicious Orders Of Pharmaceutical Drugs And For Recordkeeping Violations

July 11, 2017
… the distributors then supplied various U.S. pharmacies and pain clinics, an increasingly excessive quantity of … distributors to independent and small chain pharmacy and pain clinic customers.     The government also alleged that …
July 11, 2017
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New Orleans Field Division Collects Over 33,000 Pounds On Prescription Drug Take Back Day

May 12, 2014
… from prescription drug abuse every 19 minutes and opioid pain relievers are involved in more overdose deaths          … that more than 54 percent of those who abuse prescription pain relievers got them through friends or relatives, …
May 12, 2014
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Seven Indicted In Broward Pharmacy Takedown

July 08, 2011
… for their participation in the illegal distribution of pain killers. This prosecution targets the owners and … to distribute and dispense a highly addictive prescription pain killer. Count Two charges defendants Francine Sweet, …
July 08, 2011
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Holiday CVS Final Order Reveals Gross Negligence By Two CVS Pharmacies In Stanford, Florida

October 15, 2012
… of oxycodone to fill legitimate prescriptions for “real pain patients.” Interviews with numerous pharmacy personnel … Florida doctors and individually owned pharmacies and pain clinics that operated outside the scope of legitimate …
October 15, 2012
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Doctor Pleads Guilty To Illegally Prescribing Oxycodone, Defrauding Government Programs

May 04, 2015
… who engage in the illicit distribution of prescription pain killers.” According to court documents and statements … he should stop prescribing oxycodone and other narcotic pain medications to certain patients who showed obvious …
May 04, 2015
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DEA Collected A Record Amount Of Unwanted Rx Medication In The State Of New York

May 03, 2013
… cabinets.  On a daily basis, New Yorkers misuse diverted pain medication, not knowing how it could affect them.  … more than 70 percent of people abusing prescription pain relievers got them through friends or relatives, a …
May 03, 2013
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Leader Of Oxycodone Ring Sentenced To 15 Years’ Imprisonment For His Leadership In Long Island Oxycodone Distribution Ring

September 30, 2015
… distribute oxycodone, a highly addictive prescription pain killer, on October 9, 2014. The sentence was announced … the diversion of millions of dollars’ worth of diverted pain medication throughout Long Island. Today’s sentencing …
September 30, 2015
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Surgeon Receives 78 Months In Prison For Distributing Oxycodone

January 25, 2016
… abused Schedule II narcotic prescribed to treat severe pain.  The typical street value of a single tablet of the … guilty plea reiterates that doctors who illegally prescribe pain medication for profit are fueling heroin abuse …
January 25, 2016
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DEA establishes new Monmouth/Ocean Task Force

August 20, 2018
… to combat the current heroin, fentanyl and prescription painkiller epidemic that has taken a toll on the area …
August 20, 2018
GENERAL INFORMATION

San Francisco News 2006

July 15, 2021
… Three Face Charges Stemming From Sale of Over $2 Million In Painkiller Drugs on Black Market JUN 22, 2006 Fairfield Man …
July 15, 2021
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DEA Chicago Thanks Our Take-Back Partners

May 01, 2018
… of abusers and potentially saves lives by removing unused painkillers and controlled drugs from homes,” said DEA …
May 01, 2018
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Former Corrections Officer Sentenced To Two Years On Drug Conspiracy Charges

April 12, 2011
… guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute the potent painkiller, Oxycodone and one count of conspiracy to …
April 12, 2011
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Civil Penalty Settlement Reached With Baldpate Hospital For Operating An Unregistered Methadone Clinic

September 27, 2011
… for heroin addicts who were given methadone, a Schedule II painkiller subject to strict regulatory handling and …
September 27, 2011
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Narcotic Treatment Program Faces Civil Penalties

August 25, 2015
… John Horn. “The diversion of prescription narcotics and painkillers feeds the market for abuse and addiction, and …
August 25, 2015
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Arizona Doctor Sued For Prescribing Controlled Substances Without DEA Registration In Washington State

April 08, 2014
… the Controlled Substances Act by prescribing narcotic painkillers in Washington state without having a DEA …
April 08, 2014
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Three Defendants Indicted In One Of The Nation’s Largest-Ever Fentanyl Seizures

June 19, 2017
… the potency of heroin or to manufacture counterfeit opioid painkillers that resemble oxycodone.  Due to fentanyl’s …
June 19, 2017
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Is Saturday

April 25, 2016
… due to abuse of prescription drugs, particularly opioid painkillers.  6.5 million Americans abuse prescription …
April 25, 2016
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DEA And Partners Hold Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday

October 18, 2016
… due to abuse of prescription drugs, particularly opioid painkillers.  6.4 million Americans age 12 and over abuse …
October 18, 2016
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DEA Continues Its Drug Abuse Prevention Efforts With Prescription Drug Take Back Day This Saturday

April 24, 2017
… due to abuse of prescription drugs, particularly opioid painkillers.  6.4 million Americans age 12 and over-2.4 …
April 24, 2017
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Prescription Drug Take-Back Day On Saturday April 26

April 22, 2014
… of prescription (22,134, including 16,651 from narcotic painkillers) than from motor vehicle accidents, says the …
April 22, 2014
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Fresno Pharmacy Agrees To Pay $1 Million In Civil Penalties To Resolve Controlled Substances Act Claims

March 09, 2015
… Cedar Pharmacy violated the CSA. “The abuse of prescription painkillers has become epidemic,” said United States …
March 09, 2015
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Ten Members Of Fraudulent Prescription Ring Arrested

December 20, 2012
… paper, and created fraudulent prescriptions for narcotic painkillers such as oxycodone and hydrocodone. The complaint …
December 20, 2012