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The agency determined Morris & Dickman failed to flag thousands of suspicious, high-volume orders at the height of the opioid crisis.

The DEA did not respond to questions about its handling of Morris & Dickson or the involvement of a key consultant the company had hired who is now the agency's second-in-command.

Telehealth flourished during the pandemic thanks to relaxed rules that allowed prescribing without an in-person visit. Federal officials have decided to keep that in place for the time being.

New rules would reinstate most of the online prescribing rules for controlled drugs that were relaxed due to COVID-19. Critics say exceptions should be made for people in hospice care or those who qualify for medically assisted suicide.

The DEA plans to reinstate once longstanding requirements that were waived once COVID hit, enabling doctors to write millions of prescriptions for drugs such as OxyContin or Adderall without meeting patients in person.

Fentanyl is killing people in Florida and across the U.S. in alarming numbers. Researchers may have discovered ways to lessen the drug's deadly effects and save lives.

"Whether these drugs are being transported in candy boxes or mixed with other common drugs ... the threat posed to the safety of kids and young adults is very real." Attorney General Ashley Moody says.

Dubbed “rainbow" fentanyl, this trend appears to be a new method used by Mexican drug cartels to sell the deadly drug made to look like candy to children.

It was a deadly weekend involving drugs in Gadsden County. The sheriff’s office handled a spike of fentanyl overdoses, most of them on Friday. Nine people died.

The event offers a safe, convenient means of disposing of leftover medications while also educating the public about the potential for abuse.