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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Enters 15th Year of Removing Unneeded Medications from Communities

April 26, 2024
… codeine, and morphine, are the most misused prescription pain medications.  DEA and its partners will collect …
April 26, 2024
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DEA Holds Second Annual Family Summit on Fentanyl

September 28, 2023
… every day by the families who have turned their grief and pain into action, working tirelessly to prevent other …
September 28, 2023
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DEA Joins with Families Across the Country to Increase Awareness about the Dangers of Fentanyl

November 18, 2022
… are doing to prevent others from experiencing the profound pain of losing a loved one to a fentanyl poisoning inspires …
November 18, 2022
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DEA Chicago Suspends Registration Number of Suburban Chicago Physician

March 04, 2022
… administrative violations committed by Orland Park-based pain specialist CHICAGO – Robert Bell, Special Agent in …
March 04, 2022
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DEA New England Field Division collects 40 tons of prescription drugs during the 16th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

November 02, 2018
… estimated that 10 percent of the drugs collected are opioid pain killers, which would represent approximately 8,818 …
November 02, 2018
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DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 27, 2019

April 23, 2019
… or sharps.)   "Addiction causes a tremendous amount of pain and suffering, not just for those addicted to drugs, …
April 23, 2019
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DEA Denver and partners in the Rocky Mountain Region hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 27th.

April 24, 2019
… or sharps.)   "Addiction causes a tremendous amount of pain and suffering, not just for those addicted to drugs, …
April 24, 2019
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Wisconsin Dentist Pleads Guilty to Oxycodone Diversion Charge

March 16, 2020
… responsibly.  When these practitioners divert potent pain medications for illegitimate purposes, they sabotage …
March 16, 2020
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Chicago pharmacy technician sentenced to five years in prison for stealing opioids and selling them for profit

November 21, 2019
… pharmacy employees illegally divert powerful and addictive pain medications for misuse, they put individuals and their …
November 21, 2019
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Nurse Practitioner and Business Partner Found Guilty of Distribution

August 17, 2021
… and Robert Hofschulz, both owners and operators of Clinical Pain Consultants (“CPC”), were convicted of conspiracy to …
August 17, 2021
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New Jersey Residents Add To Record Number Of Unused Pills Collected During 15th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

May 07, 2018
… in helping to reduce the available supply of prescription pain medications from their homes,” said SAC Nickerson.  “I …
May 07, 2018
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Second New Jersey Pharmacist Sentenced To Prison In Less Than A Week

April 17, 2018
… oxycodone for individuals they knew were obtaining the pain killers for resale or for non-medical use. Goldfield …
April 17, 2018
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DEA Investigation Results In Indictment Of Tucson Doctor

April 05, 2018
… Dr. Ruben, 70, is the owner of Healthcare Southwest, a pain management medical clinic in Tucson. Pursuant to an …
April 05, 2018
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Bay Area Doctors Agree To Pay $260,000 For Failure To Maintain Adequate Controlled Substance Records

May 18, 2018
… 21 U.S.C. § 801. The physicians operate under the name Pain Medicine Consultants, Inc., with offices in multiple …
May 18, 2018
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Corpus Christi Doctor Admits To Keeping False Prescription Records

April 26, 2018
… Medical Board found Pendleton was operating an unregistered pain clinic and that he had surrendered his Drug Enforcement …
April 26, 2018
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DEA New England Field Division Collects 44 Tons Of Prescription Drugs During The 15th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

May 07, 2018
… It is estimated that 10% of the drugs collected are opioid pain killers which would represent approximately 8,818 …
May 07, 2018
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Dallas Woman Sentenced In Opioid Prescription Drug Distribution Conspiracy

April 10, 2017
… in a scheme to illicitly obtain prescriptions for pain medications, such as oxycodone and hydrocodone, and …
April 10, 2017
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Clay County Doctor Indicted For Distributing Controlled Substances Resulting In The Death Of A Patient

March 13, 2015
… medical doctor in Florida, owned and operated Physician Pain Management in Green Cove Springs. On various dates …
March 13, 2015
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United States Reaches $22 Million Settlement Agreement With CVS For Unlawful Distribution Of Controlled Substances

May 13, 2015
… drugs, for access to physicians who were prescribing pain medication without regard to medical need and to …
May 13, 2015
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New Jersey Man Sentenced To 77 Months In Prison For Conspiring To Distribute Oxycodone Illegally Obtained During Multiple Trips To Florida

March 14, 2011
… traveled to Florida to see various doctors and complain of pain. The doctors wrote prescriptions for Oxycodone pills …
March 14, 2011
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New Jersey Pharmacist Pleads Guilty In Scheme To Illegally Distribute Pharmaceutical Drugs

July 18, 2013
… for abuse. Demand for oxycodone-based prescription pain medication has grown to epidemic proportions in the …
July 18, 2013
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New Jersey Residents Turn In Almost 16,000 Pounds Of Unused Prescriptions

May 09, 2017
… temptation to abuse prescriptions, especially prescription pain killers.  A majority of abused prescription drugs are …
May 09, 2017
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Florida Pill Mill Doctor Found Guilty On 17 Counts Of Drug Charges

January 31, 2014
… Methadone and alprazolam.  Rodenberg, a board certified pain management doctor, faces up to 350 years in prison. …
January 31, 2014
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New Bedford Woman Sentenced To Prison For Operating Drug Stash House

February 28, 2017
… she could be sure that her conduct “contributed” to the “pain and suffering” of drug addicts and their families.  In …
February 28, 2017
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Five North Shore Individuals Charged With Oxycodone Distribution

August 20, 2015
… highly-addictive controlled substance used to treat severe pain.  According to the criminal complaint, since March …
August 20, 2015
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DEA Reduces Amount Of Opioid Controlled Substances To Be Manufactured In 2017

October 04, 2016
… a reduction in prescribing opioid medications for chronic pain.  For years, DEA and others have been educating …
October 04, 2016
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DEA Releases 2015 National Heroin Threat Assessment

May 22, 2015
… recent new heroin users had previously abused prescription pain relievers.  The reasons an individual shifts from one …
May 22, 2015
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Connecticut Doctor Charged With Illegally Prescribing Oxycodone, Other Controlled Substances

July 02, 2014
… as a general practitioner and was not a licensed as a pain specialist.  A long-term Drug Enforcement …
July 02, 2014
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Former Marlborough Resident Sentenced To 5 Years In Federal Prison For Robbing 5 Connecticut Pharmacies

October 20, 2014
… that he used most of the pills to fuel his own addiction to pain medication and sold the rest.  He has been detained …
October 20, 2014
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DEA Philadelphia Field Division Conducts Town Hall Meeting In Haverford Township About The Dangers Of Heroin And Prescription Drug Abuse

October 07, 2015
… heroin abuse as well as several parents who spoke about the pain of recently losing a child to a heroin overdose.  On …
October 07, 2015