Classification of fentanyl as a Schedule I drug is the biggest measure to help address the synthetic opioid crisis in the US, a Drug Enforcement Administration official said Wednesday.
Nine fentanyl-related substances are temporarily under Schedule I control of the Controlled Substances Act. The DEA categorizes drugs into five schedules and Schedule I drugs have a high potential for abuse.
Scheduling fentanyl would give the DEA authority to infiltrate and prevent the trafficking of the substance, ensuring it doesn’t cross borders and fall into the hands of violent street gangs, Matthew Strait, deputy assistant administrator, the Office of Diversion Control ...
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