Appalachian Regional Prescription Opioid (ARPO) Strike Force Combats Unlawful Prescribing Amidst Continuing Opioid Epidemic The Department of Justice, together...
West Virginia
TN: 3 states fear travel nurse tampered with hospital patients’ drugs

Healthcare Facility Drug Diversion – Travel Nurse – Drug Tampering Hospitals are increasingly dependent on travel nurses. Now one...
WV: New unit formed to combat health care fraud in West Virginia

Healthcare Fraud Initiative A new initiative to combat health care fraud in West Virginia was launched today in Wheeling,...
Etodesnitazene — New Synthetic Opioid Identified During Forensic Death Investigations in the United States and Canada

Purpose: The objective of this announcement is to notify public health and safety, law enforcement, first responders, clinicians, medical...
WV: Federal Grand Jury Indicts 18 for Roles in Drug Trafficking Organization Operating in Huntington

Over 47 Pounds of Fentanyl, 6.5 Pounds of Methamphetamine, 4.5 Pounds of Cocaine, 2 Pounds of Heroin, 14 Firearms and More Than $335,000 Seized After a lengthy...
DOJ Press Release – A federal jury convicted a West Virginia doctor Thursday for prescribing a buprenorphine product in...
WUSF News – Rep. Vern Buchanan of Sarasota introduced legislation that would permanently classify fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I...
International News – Italian police said Wednesday they had dismantled a Sicilian drug ring that illegally shipped the doctor-prescribed...
WV: Announcement of Newly Identified Novel Psychoactive Substance (NPS) in the United States.

N-Pyrrolidino Etonitazene has been identified in one case in May 2021. The geographical and demographical breakdown is below: Geographical...
USA Today – ‘The monster no one sees coming’: VA hospital serial killer sentenced to life in prison for...