The increasing availability of illicit opioids is the most significant drug threat in Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia Field Division (PFD) monitors this threat closely, periodically reviewing multiple data indicators, in conjunction with investigative information, to continually assess the threat, then share analytical findings with stakeholders in federal, state, and municipal governments.

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Heroin Signature Program (HSP) analyzes hundreds of wholesale-level heroin samples each year to identify the geographic area—Mexico, South America (SA), Southwest Asia (SWA), or Southeast Asia (SEA)—where the samples were manufactured.

The HSP (Heroin Signature Program) is one essential component of the DEA’s Intelligence Program to identify trends in heroin trafficking and distribution in the United States. The objective of the program is to identify and quantify the chemical components of heroin seized at U.S. ports of entry (POE), all non-POE...

DEA's revised and updated drug fact sheet about marijuana - what it is, its history, what are common street names, what it looks like, how it is abused, what its effect is on the minds and bodies of users are including signs of overdose, and its legal status.

DEA's revised and updated drug fact sheet about heroin - what it is, what is its history, what are its common street names, what it looks like, how it is abused, what its effect is on the mind and bodies of users including signs of overdose, and its legal status.

DEA's revised and updated drug fact sheet about synthetic cannabinoids known as K2/Spice- what they are, what their origin is, what are the common street names for these drugs, what do they look like, how they are abused, what their effect is on the mind and bodies of users including...

DEA's revised and updated drug fact sheet about vaping and marijuana concentrates - what are they, what their origin is, what are the common street names for vaping and marijuana concentrates, what do vapes and various concentrates look like, how they are used/abused, what their effect of their use on...

The DEA New Orleans Division conducted a five-year review of the data on synthetic substances reported in the National Forensic Laboratory Information System for their area of responsibility. The findings revealed that Louisiana submitted the majority of reports for synthetic cannabinoid substance and synthetic cathinones substance for 2013 to 2017...

Prevenir El Uso De Marihuana Entre Adolescentes Y Adultos Jóvenes (Preventing Marijuana use in Youth and Young Adults)

Spanish version of publication, Vaping and Marijuana Concentrates: What is Vaping? (October 2019).