The drug supply is constantly evolving, and some experts suggest that a “fourth wave” of the opioid epidemic is underway, in ...

Protonitazene is a synthetic opioid, or chemically manufactured drug, that is different in chemical structure than drugs like fentanyl and heroin, and is exponentially more potent, according to ...

According to the united states drug enforcement administration --in 2023--more than 100 thousand people died of drug ...

The chemical, a fine white powder, has appeared in the illegal fentanyl sold in cities across the United States. The health ...

The bill would also close the so-called “analogues loophole,” which permits traffickers to tweak a chemical component of the opioid to circumvent restrictions on pure fentanyl. Republicans in ...

The bill’s full name is the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl (or HALT) Act. It means traffickers of fentanyl-related substances would face tougher prison sentences. Southwest Virginia ...

However, Wang and Chen were found guilty of conspiracy to import a fentanyl precursor chemical. The jury found they had cause to believe it would be used to make fentanyl, but not that they had ...

Fentanyl-related substances would be permanently classified as Schedule I drugs in a change to the Controlled Substances Act cosponsored by U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M..

Prosecutors say the defendants and the company that employed them, chemical manufacturer Hubei Amarvel Biotech, shipped more than 200 kilograms of illicit fentanyl-related chemical precursors to ...