synthetic drugs

Of Course 7-OH and Cychlorphine Fit Schedule I Criteria. All New Drugs Do.

The Drug Enforcement Administration plans to order emergency placements of 7-OH, cychlorphine and multiple substances related to each in Schedule…

July 2, 2026

Cychlorphine Is Not the Problem

Over the course of 2026 a growing number of headlines have invited the public to panic about cychlorphine, a relatively…

June 3, 2026

No, Synthetic Opioid Cychlorphine Has Not Proved Narcan “Ineffective”

A minor media frenzy has been forming around cychlorphine, a novel synthetic opioid described as the "next killer drug" taking…

March 5, 2026

GAO Went Undercover to Almost Prove That Drugs Are Sold Online

On December 18 the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on fentanyl and methamphetamine sales by Mexican transnational drug-trafficking…

December 22, 2025

The Campaign to Ban 7-OH and “Gas Station Drugs” Shouldn’t Take Long

The more people become interested in banning 7-hydroxymitragynine, better-known as 7-OH, the more we're going to see of the same…

December 10, 2025

Some States Try to Ban 7-OH, Others to Regulate Kratom. Some Try Both.

On October 27, New Jersey Senator Shirley K. Turner (D) introduced a bill that would criminalize 7-hydroxymitragynine as a Schedule…

October 30, 2025

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

The Casualties of the “Passive Drug Exposure” Myth

In early August, 11 New York State corrections officers (COs) were at the scene of a medical emergency involving someone…

August 19, 2024

Ohio Bans More Nitazenes, Claiming They Cause Deaths on Their Own

Ohio has temporarily banned nine nitazene analogs as Schedule I controlled substances, making sale and use within the state illegal.…

June 6, 2024

Faulty Drug Tests From 2023 Lawsuit Behind WA Prison Greeting Card Ban

The Washington State Department of Corrections (WDOC) decision to ban greeting cards and postcards was informed by its continued use…

May 29, 2024