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Since 2018, fentanyl has been rescheduled temporarily as a Schedule I drug. The bill would also allow medical researchers to take fentanyl analogs and use them for research.
Teens, health experts and law enforcement talked openly about fentanyl's impact and what the community can do to fight back.
Fentanyl deaths are plummeting among Gen Z. But experts still don’t know what’s caused the shift The number of drug-related deaths among people under 35 dropped almost 50 percent in recent years ...
Canada’s fentanyl czar says the fight against the deadly opioid would get a boost from proposed new tools for law enforcement in the Liberal government’s recently tabled border bill. Kevin ...
Fentanyl is also highly addictive, and its potency makes it more toxic. A 2-milligram dose of fentanyl is considered fatal. By comparison, a pinch of salt weighs between 300 and 500 milligrams.
The HALT Fentanyl Act makes permanent a 2018 emergency rule that classifies knockoffs of fentanyl as Schedule I controlled substances, which results in harsher sentences for possession of the drug ...
The fentanyl crisis demands a response that is as aggressive as the drug itself. If we fail to act, we will continue pouring billions into a system that does little more than contain the crisis.
The new bill creates a new crime of involuntary manslaughter for knowingly manufacturing, selling, or distributing drugs that contain fentanyl, the sale of which results in another person’s death.
Fentanyl-related deaths dropped from 1,184 in December 2023 to 801 in November 2024, a 32.4% reduction, but still well above death rates prior to 2020.