Tag: opioids
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DEA to Host 31st National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on October 24
The DEA and more than 4,300 law enforcement partners will run over 4,400 collection sites on October 24 for the 31st National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, accepting unneeded prescription medications.
HealthLaw EnforcementPolitics and GovernmentUSAFederal GovernmentSocial IssuesLegal National Prescription Drug Take Back DayDrug Enforcement AdministrationTerry Coleprescription medicationsopioidsmedication disposalSAMHSA
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Harvard Panel Marks 9/11 Anniversary With Warning on National Unity
A Harvard Institute of Politics panel featuring a fire chief, a journalist and an admiral who survived the Pentagon attack lamented the decline in U.S. national unity since 9/11.
Politics and GovernmentHealthScience & TechnologyBusinessEducationMediaMedical ScienceArtificial IntelligenceEmployment and LaborSocial IssuesFilm and TV 9/11Harvard Institute of Politicsnational unityPentagon attackopioidsHarvard Gazette
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Stamford Man Sentenced to 46 Months for Narcotics Trafficking
Eric Riettie, 27, of Stamford, received a 46-month federal prison sentence for narcotics trafficking in southwestern Connecticut. The investigation uncovered fentanyl, nitazines, and xylazine in the drug supply.
Law EnforcementPolitics and GovernmentFederal GovernmentLegal Drug TraffickingOpioidsEric RiettieStamfordConnecticutFederal PrisonFBI Bridgeport Safe Streets Task ForceFBI
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Nurse Practitioner Convicted for Illegal Opioid Distribution in Tennessee
Heather Marks, a Tennessee nurse practitioner, was convicted for illegally distributing nearly a million opioid pills to almost 1,000 patients at a Carthage pain clinic, facing up to 20 years per count.
Politics and GovernmentHealthLaw EnforcementFederal GovernmentLegalMedical ScienceSocial Issues Heather MarksMurfreesboroCarthage, TennesseeOpioidsControlled SubstancesHealthcare FraudLifeforce Pain and WellnessFBI