Dozen medical professionals allegedly fueled the problem in Appalachia. Over a dozen defendants across eight federal districts have been charged in connection with the illegal prescription and distribution…
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CBP Seizes $1 Million Worth of Drugs at Border
2.38 pounds of cocaine and 76.4 pounds of methamphetamine were discovered. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released a report chronicling a string of inspections at the Hidalgo…
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White House Announces Funds to Address Opioid Crisis
Funds will support public health and safety partnerships. The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy announced $276 million for law enforcement in areas of high-intensity drug…
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House Holds Prescription Opioid Hearing
CEO of prescription drug consulting company testifies. The House Oversight and Reform Committee conducted a hearing on Wednesday, where they questioned the CEO of the prescription drug consulting…
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President’s Administration Releases Drug Control Plan
Focuses on preventing death and illness. President Biden’s administration sent its first drug control strategy to Congress for review last week. Though there have been many federal drug…
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House Writes DOJ, Treasury About Opioid Settlement
Express concerns that companies will saddle taxpayers with $26 billion cost. The House Committee on Oversight and Reform addressed a letter to the departments of Justice and the…
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Supreme Court Hears “Pill Mill” Arguments
Justices seek to determine best practices regarding controlled substances. The Supreme Court is deliberating the case that sentenced two doctors to prison for violation of the Controlled Substances…
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Bipartisan Report Shows Cost of Overdose Epidemic
$1 trillion lost annually to opioid abuse nationwide. Representative David Trone of Maryland and Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas, the chairs of the Commission on Combating Synthetic Opioid…
Read MoreFederal Jury Finds Pharmacies Fueled Opioid Crisis
CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart chain pharmacies are found to have oversupplied pain pills. A federal jury in Ohio found that the companies that own CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart…
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Coast Guard Offloads $94 Million in Cocaine
Drugs were seized from boat near Columbia. The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tampa offloaded over 5,500 pounds of cocaine in Miami this past week. The drugs were seized…
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