DEA Releases 2015 Drug Threat Assessment: Heroin and Painkiller Abuse Continue to Concern (DEA - ...

(Source: DEA - Drug Enforcement Administration) November 04, 2015 Contact: DEA Public Affairs (202) 307-7977 DEA Releases 2015 Drug Threat Assessment: Heroin and Painkiller Abuse Continue to Concern Mexican drug traffickers remain most significant criminal drug threat to the United States NOV 04 (WASHINGTON) - DEA Acting Administrator Chuck Rosenberg today announced results from the 2015 National Drug Threat Assessment (NDTA), which found that drug overdose deaths are the leading cause of injury death in the United States, ahead of deaths from motor vehicle accidents and...