Tag: DEA
DEA Releases Updated ‘Drug Slang Code Words’ Intelligence Report
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has recently released an unclassified intelligence report that serves as an updated version of a publication named ‘Drug Slang...
Prevention Efforts Compliment Substance Abuse Treatment in El Paso
Law enforcement officers are partnering with a substance abuse treatment provider in El Paso, Texas to encourage local residents to turn in unused or...
Governor Addresses Substance Abuse Treatment in Topeka
Last week, Gov. Colyer announced a new plan to increase substance abuse treatment and prevention measures in Topeka and other Kansas cities. Approximately $30 million...
DEA Suspends Louisiana Company from Opioid Distribution
The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced that it would be suspending the registration which allowed a Louisiana company to engage in opioid...
Google Partners with DEA to Combat Opioid Crisis
A partnership between tech giant Google and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will aim to combat the opioid crisis through various strategies,...
DEA allows anti-legalization pharma corporation to produce synthetic THC
After Insys Therapeutics, a wealthy pharmaceutical company, repeatedly opposed efforts to legalize marijuana, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) approved the company’s proposal to produce...
DEA aims to save lives through opioid crime investigations
DEA agents have seen major success in targeting “egregious” doctors who have put patients at risk with opioid prescribing crimes. While the nationwide epidemic is...
Unused prescription opioids have fueled the opioid epidemic
Over two-thirds of surgery patients in the U.S. are overprescribed opioids, and the leftover pills are often mishandled at home, a new study revealed. The...
New DEA website launched to target gateway drug abuse in colleges
Drug enforcement agents have launched a new website in a bid to crack down on illegal drug use by college students and stop later-life...
New fentanyl derivative to blame for opioid deaths
Furanyl fentanyl is a derivative of the synthetic opioid fentanyl, which produces a high similar to heroin but is 50 times more potent. It...