Feds cracking down on heroin, prescription drug abuse in PA

A new effort to combat the heroin and prescription painkiller epidemic in Pennsylvania was announced on Friday morning. U.S. Attorney Bruce Brandler says opioid cases will take "the highest priority." Brandler said his office will aggressively prosecute "rogue health care providers, pharmacists and pharmaceutical employees," in addition to drug traffickers. The U.S. Department of Justice issued a national opioid strategy in September and ordered each U.S. attorney's office to come up with a local strategy.

A new effort to combat the heroin and prescription painkiller epidemic in Pennsylvania was announced on Friday morning.

U.S. Attorney Bruce Brandler says opioid cases will take "the highest priority."


Brandler said his office will aggressively prosecute "rogue health care providers, pharmacists and pharmaceutical employees," in addition to drug traffickers.

The U.S. Department of Justice issued a national opioid strategy in September and ordered each U.S. attorney's office to come up with a local strategy.