Drug Enforcement Administration

United States federal law enforcement agency

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2023	The Central Intelligence Agency and Federal Bureau of Investigation considered relaxing their drug use eligibility guidelines to address recruitment challenges, in contrast to the DEA's strict drug use policy.
October 2021	The US reported another record in fentanyl deaths, with federal agencies unable to effectively stop the influx of illicit synthetic drugs.
May 2020	Between May 2020 and April 2021, drug overdose deaths in the United States exceeded 100,000, with 64.0% involving synthetic opioids, primarily illicitly manufactured fentanyl.
March 2020	In the first 3 months of 2020, an estimated 19,416 individuals died of drug overdoses, compared to 16,682 in the same period in 2019, primarily driven by synthetic opioids like fentanyl.
July 2019	Between July 2019 and December 2020, illicitly manufactured fentanyl-involved deaths increased sharply: 33.1% in midwestern, 64.7% in southern, and 93.9% in western jurisdictions.
2018	The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) operated with a total budget of $2.086 billion, allocated across international and domestic enforcement efforts, including $445 million for international enforcement and $1.627 billion for domestic enforcement.
September 2018	The original lease for the DEA headquarters at Lincoln Place in Pentagon City was scheduled to end.
2015	The General Services Administration (GSA) began investigating potential locations for the DEA headquarters in Northern Virginia.

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