Revolving Door Questions Raised by DEA's Failure to Punish Opioid Distributor.

The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has allowed Morris & Dickson, one of the largest wholesale drug distributors, to continue shipping highly addictive painkillers for nearly four years after a judge recommended revoking its license for its "cavalier disregard" of thousands of suspicious orders fueling the opioid crisis. The delay has raised concerns about the revolving door between government and industry and how it may be impacting the DEA's mission to police drug companies blamed for tens of thousands of American overdose deaths. The delay has also cast suspicion on the involvement of a high-profile consultant the company had hired to stave off punishment and who is now DEA Administrator Anne Milgram's top deputy.