Anne Milgram, head of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), has said that social media companies haven’t been as cooperative as they could have in addressing the fentanyl crisis. “We have not until recently gotten nearly as much cooperation as we need,” she said on Sunday during an appearance on NBC’s “Meet The Press.” Social media…

As the COVID-19 public health emergency nears its end, the Biden administration is seeking to extend telehealth flexibilities that allowed doctors to virtually prescribe controlled substances to their patients. Prescribing controlled substances via telehealth was limited before the COVID-19 pandemic under the Ryan Haight Act, which is a 2008 amendment to the 1970 Controlled Substances Act….

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued a warning Monday about a nationwide increase in fentanyl containing a tranquilizer that can lead to amputation and has caused a spike in fatal overdoses. The agency said that it discovered fentanyl mixed with xylazine, sometimes called “tranq,” in 48 out of 50 states last year. It said that in 2022,…

A North Texas couple is accused of running a fentanyl ring linked to three student deaths and at least six hospitalizations. On Friday, Luis Eduardo Navarrete, 21, and Magaly Mejia Cano, 29, were arrested at a Carrollton home where they allegedly sold fentanyl-laced pills to eight R.L. Turner High School students between 14 and 16…

News Analysis Fentanyl overdose has become the leading cause of death for young Americans since 2019. U.S. authorities say that China remains the primary source of the precursor chemicals, which are then processed and manufactured into synthetic opioids by Mexican drug cartels to bring into the United States. In response to the rising threat of…

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Houston Field Division on Wednesday announced massive seizures of fentanyl powder and fentanyl-laced pills accounting for more than 7 million deadly doses of fentanyl. According to a Dec. 28 statement, the agency has contained more than 670,00 fentanyl-laced fake prescription pills and more than 230 pounds of fentanyl powder this…

Military vaccine mandates are now to be repealed. President Joe Biden signed the annual defense funding bill. What does it say, and why do some Republicans say it’s not enough? It costs nearly $2 trillion to avert a government shutdown this year. The House sent the bill to the White House Friday afternoon. There are…

A New Mexico mother accused of hiding fentanyl in her children’s luggage before putting them on a flight to visit their father in Dallas, Texas, has been charged with a federal drug crime. Magdalena Silva Banuelos, 46, was indicted on charges of distribution of a controlled substance resulting in death, U.S. Attorney for the Northern…

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration on Tuesday issued a warning about an “alarming emerging trend of colorful fentanyl available across the United States.” The agency said the trend “appears to be a new method used by drug cartels to sell highly addictive and potentially deadly fentanyl made to look like candy to children and young…

A fugitive Mexican drug trafficker who was behind the death of a U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) agent in 1985 was apprehended by Mexican authorities on Friday. Rafael Caro Quintero was found hiding in the town of San Simon in Sinaloa state during a joint operation between Mexico’s navy and the Attorney General’s Office, Associated…