fentanyl

Fentanyl Pill Purity Has Dropped by Nearly Half Since 2024, Per DEA Data

On December 3, the Drug Enforcement Administration launched Fentanyl Free America, “a comprehensive enforcement initiative and public awareness campaign aimed…

December 4, 2025

New Hampshire Circles Closer to Fentanyl Mandatory Minimums

New Hampshire lawmakers are proposing mandatory minimums for fentanyl convictions, including one for distribution resulting in death. SB467 was introduced to the…

November 24, 2025

Are We Sure We’re Using Fentanyl Test Strips the Right Way?

Every couple of weeks a local media outlet does some coverage of fentanyl test strips (FTS) that tells basically the…

November 12, 2025

House Resumes Push to Call Fentanyl a Weapon of Mass Destruction

In Ohio, legislation that urges the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate non-pharmaceutical fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction (WMD)…

October 15, 2025

New York Attorney General Uses Scare Tactics to Publicize Fentanyl Busts

On October 7, New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) announced the arrests of 17 people across the central region…

October 15, 2025

New “Fentanyl Poisonings” Act Would Target Social Media Sales, Again

In late September, Representatives Adam Gray (D-CA) and Gabe Evans (R-CO) introduced the “Combatting Fentanyl Poisonings Act of 2025.” It's…

October 2, 2025

DEA Bans More Fentanyl Analogs, Months After Class-Wide Scheduling

On September 18, the Drug Enforcement Administration permanently added seven fentanyl-related substances (FRS) to Schedule I of the Controlled Substances…

September 18, 2025

DHS Doesn’t Collect Mandatory Data on Efficacy of Fentanyl Seizures

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) never created a mandatory data collection program to evaluate whether its fentanyl enforcement operations…

September 8, 2025

Just a Reminder That Drug Users Aren’t Zombies

The White House is promoting a new fentanyl awareness ad campaign. “Make America Fentanyl Free” launched August 25, and though…

August 29, 2025

“Fentanyl Kills Act” Would Prosecute All Distribution as Attempted Murder

Lawmakers have introduced legislation that would allow federal prosecutors to pursue attempted murder charges for any form of fentanyl distribution—even…

August 26, 2025