Fentanyl‐related substance scheduling as an effective drug control strategy

• Published in: Journal of forensic sciences Vol. 66; no. 4; pp. 1186 - 1200
• Main Authors: Weedn, Victor W., Elizabeth Zaney, Mary, McCord, Bruce, Lurie, Ira, Baker, Andrew
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.07.2021; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Analgesics, Opioid - adverse effects; class‐wide scheduling; Controlled substances; Controlled Substances Act; Drug and Narcotic Control - legislation & jurisprudence; Drug overdose; Drug policy; Fentanyl; Fentanyl - adverse effects; Fentanyl - analogs & derivatives; fentanyl analogues; fentanyl‐related substances; Humans; Illicit Drugs - adverse effects; Opioid Epidemic; scheduling; temporary scheduling; United States; United States; scheduling; fentanyl analogues; class-wide scheduling; fentanyl-related substances; Controlled Substances Act; temporary scheduling

Fentanyl is now the primary driver of the current opioid crisis. Fentanyl and its analogues are subject to the Controlled Substances Act of 1970, the Controlled Substances Analogue Enforcement Act of 1986 (Federal Analogue Act), state laws, international treaties, and the laws of foreign countries....