By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com To make the public more aware of the issue, the FBI and DEA have teamed up to produce a film on the opioid and prescription drug abuse epidemic that is sweeping the country. The documentary is called: “Chasing the Dragon: The Life of an Opiate Addict.”
Dr. Narendra Nagareddy is accused of violating the state’s Controlled Substances Act by overprescribing potentially dangerous medications.
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Did one of the top leaders of the DEA intimidate members of Congress while discussing a prescription drug bill? That’s the claim by two Republicans – Reps. Marsha Blackburn, Tenn., and Tom Marino, Pa. – who say in a letter to the Justice Department’s inspector general that DEA Deputy Assistant Administrator Joe…
By Ross Parker ticklethewire.com The following are a few of the true stories from the cinema verite of America’s Prescription Addiction already playing in real life near you. Half of Americans received at least one prescription in the last month, and almost three billion prescriptions for 100 billion pills were dispensed last year. Both…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Americans who have trouble getting prescriptions from doctors for narcotic medications often find no problem accessing the drugs from illicit online sites. It will be more difficulty under a crackdown led by ICE and the Department of Justice, which have seized 686 websites accused of selling fake or illegal drug over the…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Federal prosecutors in Manhattan charged four dozen people in a scheme to illegally resell prescription drugs obtained by Medicaid recipients, reports CNN.com. The scheme involved hundreds of millions of dollars worth of prescription drugs obtained from Medicaid recipients. The accused bought the drugs at discounted rates and then resold them through a…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It’s that time of year again for the DEA’s National Prescription Drug-Take-Back Day. The DEA has announced the program will take place on Saturday, April 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. People can dispose of unwanted, unused prescription drugs at stations designated around the country. Last year, in the third…
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Vincent A. Esposito may need some painkillers to kill the pain from being arrested. The Madison, N.J., city councilman, who is also a medical doctor, was arrested Thursday for writing fraudulent pain pill prescriptions, New Jersey Today reported on Friday. DEA agents and state authorities raided his office. Vincent A. Esposito,…
