DEA stages surprise inspections

[YardRat]

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/writer/jason-la-canfora/24815249/dea-stages-surprise-inspections-of-visiting-nfl-teams-painkiller-use

The Drug Enforcement Administration is investigating claims of inappropriate distribution of painkillers by NFL teams, following a recent lawsuit filed by former NFL players, and have agents on site at several NFL stadiums Sunday to question team doctors and trainers, according to a law enforcement source.

Those interviews and searches were being conducted following Week 11 games -- at MetLife Stadium where the 49ers were the visiting team and with the visiting Buccaneers following their win over the Redskins -- according to the source, as well as in several other locations, including potentially some where games have not yet kicked off or are in progress.

DEA spokesman Rusty Payne confirmed that DEA personnel were questioning NFL medical personnel Sunday after the conclusion of games. He declined to reveal specifics of the investigation but said, "DEA agents are currently interviewing NFL team doctors in several locations as part of an ongoing investigation into potential violations of the CSA."

DEA agents are on site, without notice, to approach the medical staffs of the visiting teams at games and ensure all laws pertaining to the controlled substances are being followed as per the Controlled Substances Act. There are concerns, the source said, teams are distributing painkillers without prescriptions, which is why the DEA officials are asking teams for documentations for prescriptions, checking that proper records are being kept of the distribution of painkillers by doctors and trainers and also investigating whether those medical teams are registered to prescribe and administer controlled substances in the state in which their team is playing.

[Night Train]

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Only Bills fans are entitled to painkillers.

[Guest]

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Just what the NFL needs -- another scandal -- in the midst of the further bad publicity it is going to get when they are forced to re-instate Rice and AP.

[Albany,n.y.]

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Some DEA higher up must have lost a lot betting on the Redskins.

[DraftBoy]

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This has been coming for a while now. If any team gets busted out of this then they get what they deserve.

[Mace]

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Personally, I've found the arrival of the DEA overly complicates business-oriented issues and I can empathize with the discomfort of their involvement.

[djjimkelly]

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Only Bills fans are entitled to painkillers.

ill stick to the medicinal marijuana :)

[k-oneputt]

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LOL. This has been going on forever.

[OpIv37]

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Just what the NFL needs -- another scandal -- in the midst of the further bad publicity it is going to get when they are forced to re-instate Rice and AP.

It is what the NFL needs. Goodell is selling his soul and the league's soul for the almighty dollar when they were already making money hand over fist. He's ruing the league for the sake of greed and it's not going to stop without consequences.