DEA Articles
Civilized Article – Meet Jack Teitelman, the DEA Agent Turned Controlled Substance Fixer
“We cannot arrest ourselves out of this epidemic.” The words come from former DEA Supervisory Special Agent, Jack Teitelman. Staring across the table with piercing blue eyes and his post-DEA partner, Travis the Pomapoo, Teitelman takes on an elaborate identity of his...
Huffpost Article – Former DEA agent shares insight into solving America’s opioid epidemic
Alongside New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, medical experts and former pro athletes, Jack Teitelman, was “honored” to participate in the inaugural Turn The Tide Summit hosted by The American Pain Association (APA) and Dr. Sanjay Gupta. Addressing challenges and...
Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association – The Privilege of a DEA Registration – Two Sides of the Coin
As our investigative experts work with veterinary practices across the country, one regulatory compliance issue that we see over and over again is one of the most basic, yet seems to cause the most confusion — the DEA registration. Getting a registration and...
American Animal Hospital Association – Former-DEA agent: Veterinary hospitals are “low-hanging fruit”
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has too much time on its hands. At least, that’s how it might seem to some veterinary professionals. Jack Teitelman, retired DEA supervisory agent and current chief executive officer of DEA compliance experts Titan Group, told...
ISVMA, Titan Help Veterinarians with Drug Compliance
Properly handling and administering prescription drugs is very important these days, even for our pets. Read this new announcement from two organizations partnering to make veterinary practices in Illinois safer for everyone. SPRINGFIELD – April 2019: The Illinois...
American Animal Hospital Association – Are your controlled substance records DEA compliant?
Recently, several hospitals in the West have been unsure about whether AAHA Controlled Substance Logs were in recordkeeping compliance with both DEA and state regulations. So AAHA put the question to the experts: Jack Teitelman, retired Drug Enforcement Administration...
Today’s Veterinary Business – Dirty Little Secrets Article
All individuals at some point are confronted with the Eighth Commandment: Thou shall not steal. According to the FBI, employee theft, or “shrinkage,” is the fastest-growing crime in the United States and is more prominent than identity theft, cyber fraud, credit card...
WARNING When Taking This Medication
Did you know that the average American fills approximately 12 prescriptions a year? Most of us have medicine cabinets filled with orange plastic bottles that read: Warning- Do not operate heavy machinery or drive while taking this medication. Warning labels are...
A Social Prescription For The Opioid Epidemic: Education Not Enforcement
I would like to apologize to the reader. As a former special agent with the DEA, I have seen the opioid crisis at its beginning, middle and now present state. I apologize for not having paid more attention to the other side of drug law enforcement- a side...
A Timely Response to the Opioid Epidemic
Time. Money cannot buy it. All things require it. Nothing can stop the flow of it, and time once past cannot be brought back. There are countless sayings about time: "there is no time like the present," "you're running out of time," "not enough hours in...