DEA’s ‘Take Back Day’ Removes Prescription Pills – and vaping devices – from Circulation
Law enforcement agencies across the country will host Take Back Day on Saturday to help the public dispose of unwanted, unused or expired prescription drugs.
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DEA: 30+ People Died in County in Arizona from Counterfeit Painkillers
The DEA said more than 30 people died in Maricopa County in Arizona from counterfeit oxycodone pill laced with fentanyl.
Foundation for Economic Freedom: DEA’s War on Painkillers to Blame for Many Deaths
Many of these deaths result not from painkillers, but from the DEA’s war on painkillers.
Federal Authorities with Connections to Lobbyists Failed to Combat Painkiller Abuse
Nearly 19,000 people died of overdoses from prescription painkillers in 2014, and another 10,574 died from heroin.
DEA to Reduce Opioid Manufacturing by 25% in 2017 to Curb Abuse, Overdoses
The DEA’s fight against painkiller abuse has prompted the agency to reduce opioid manufacturing by 25% in 2017.
DEA Warns of Pills Laced with Deadly Opioid in American Market
The DEA is bracing for overdoses after warning that hundreds of thousands of counterfeit prescription pills are laced with a potentially deadly synthetic opioid.
DEA: Police May Die from Handling Fentanyl Because It’s So Powerful
Fentanyl, the painkiller that killed Prince and is responsible for hundreds of over deaths in recent years, also poses a significant danger to law enforcement, the DEA warned.
DEA Executes Search Warrant at Prince’s Home As Part of Opiate Investigation
The DEA executed a search warrant on Prince’s Paisley Park home Tuesday as part of a federal investigation into the untimely death of the music icon.
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