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Federal Prosecutors Are Criminally Charging an Opioid Distributor for the First Time

The charges mean that two former Rochester Drug Company leaders could face prison time.

Field Notes: A DEA Agent Inspects a Drug-Smuggling Tunnel Under the U.S.-Mexico Border

San Luis, Arizona: A United States Drug Enforcement Administration official aims a flashlight down a 55-foot-deep drug-smuggling tunnel that spans a distance of nearly 240 yards under the U.S.-Mexico border. Drugs ran north, and weapons and cash ran south.

Pacific Standard Staff

Prescription drugs are photographed on September 11th, 2000, in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Social Justice

The Trump Administration’s Latest Push Against the Opioid Crisis: Limiting Drugs Manufacturers

The proposal follows several other efforts to combat the ongoing epidemic on both the state and federal levels—some more effective than others.

Emily Moon

Prescription opioid sales in the U.S. spiked on the dark Web after it became harder for patients to obtain prescriptions for them.

News in Brief

The DEA Tightened the Rules for Legal Opioid Sales. Did That Drive the Market to the Dark Web?

After the 2014 rule change, sales of prescription painkillers went up among U.S. sellers on dark Web marketplaces.

Francie Diep

News in Brief

Some Officials Worry a Cocaine Epidemic Is About to Hit the U.S.

Farmers in Colombia have been ramping up their coca planting and now seem ready to produce cocaine in unprecedented amounts, according to the DEA.

Francie Diep

A memorial to those who died from drug overdoses in Huntington, West Virginia.

Social Justice

The DEA Is Trying to Help Rural Americans Get Better Access to Addiction Treatment. Will Its Plan Work?

The DEA's rule change allows other health-care professionals aside from just doctors to prescribe buprenorphine, an effective—but potentially addictive—treatment.

Francie Diep