Tagged: Criminal prosecution of opioid crimes

Federal Enforcement and the Opioid Epidemic (Part IV of IV)

The scope of our country’s opioid epidemic is devastating.  From 1999 to 2017, more than 700,000 people have died from a drug overdose.  Two-thirds of these deaths involved an opioid.  On average, 195 Americans dies every day from an opioid overdose.  These numbers are tragic and mind-boggling. In response, federal enforcement efforts have primarily focused on criminal prosecutions, but there have also been significant civil...