KSNV , December 16 The federal government awarded Nevada money to help communities in the state fight opioid addiction. Sign up here to get email updates about DEA Vegas! By clicking you will be leaving the site to complete your email subscription on an external site.
Check out Wakeupnv. Skip to main content. Wake Up Vegas! Prevent Prescription Drug and Heroin Misuse. The largest drug problems in Las Vegas are crystal meth, cocaine, crack cocaine and marijuana. Prescription drug abuse is nearing epidemic proportions in the outskirts of Las Vegas and in the suburbs, according to the DEA.
It is the responsibility of DEA agents in Las Vegas to deter drug trafficking and distribution in the area. The DEA in Las Vegas regularly conducts investigations into drug rings in the area and deter drug smuggling along popular drug corridors that run from the Texas- Mexico border to Los Angeles and points beyond. DEA agents will be partnering with community stakeholders such as the U.
As a designated opioid strategy city, the DEA will be expending a large amount of resources to battle opioids. Nevertheless, the DEA cannot win this battle alone. The strategy will connect the DEA with prominent community stakeholders as part of a comprehensive three-prong approach, involving 1 a coordinated law enforcement operation targeting all levels of drug trafficking organizations and violent gangs supplying drugs to our neighborhoods; 2 engaging drug manufacturers, wholesalers, practitioners, and pharmacists through Diversion Control to increase awareness of the opioid epidemic and encourage responsible prescribing practices, and use of opioid painkillers throughout the medical community; and, 3 community outreach and partnership with local organizations following enforcement operations, equipping and empowering communities to fight the opioid epidemic.
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