fentanyl

Nitazenes, the New Synthetic Opioids, Aren’t “More Deadly Than Fentanyl”

"Two Young Men Die From Street Drug That’s 43 Times Stronger Than Fentanyl. It's Taking Hold in the US.” —People…

August 15, 2025

SAMHSA’s National Drug Use Survey Continues to Be Weird About Fentanyl

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has released the 2024 edition of the National Survey on Drug…

July 30, 2025

Trump Signs HALT Fentanyl Act Into Law

On June 16, President Donald Trump signed the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act, permanently criminalizing all fentanyl-related…

July 16, 2025

Oregon Legislature Passes Fentanyl Criminalization Bill

Oregon legislators have passed a bill that adds new mandatory minimum sentences for fentanyl manufacture and delivery, and creates a…

June 25, 2025

Why I Microdose Suboxone, While Continuing to Use Lots of Fentanyl

Buprenorphine, one of the three Food and Drug Administration-approved medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) does not mix well with…

June 18, 2025

VA Creates New Fentanyl Homicide Charge, With Limited Exemptions

Virginia will begin punishing fentanyl distribution convictions as involuntary manslaughter, in cases that can be linked to overdose death. In…

June 17, 2025

“Fentanyl Containment Devices” Are Not Quite What They Sound Like

The Senate is considering a fentanyl exposure bill that would fund “containment devices." Rarely do sponsors elaborate on what these actually…

June 2, 2025

Refelonizing Fentanyl Had No Good Outcomes: Colorado Study

Increasing criminal penalties for fentanyl had zero impact on overdose deaths in Colorado and accomplished nothing good. That’s the result…

April 3, 2025

What Will Sara Carter of Fox News Bring as “Drug Czar”?

On March 28, President Donald Trump announced Sara Carter as his pick for "drug czar." Carter, who will need to…

April 1, 2025

Some Common Themes in the State Fentanyl Bills Still in Play

The current legislative session has seen dozens of proposals to create or enhance criminal penalties for fentanyl-related charges, many of…

March 31, 2025