Q&A | Fentanyl, a weapon of mass destruction?
The designation of fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction (WMD) marks a new stage in the "war" declared by ...
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Trump classifies fentanyl as a ‘weapon of mass destruction’
(Washington) Donald Trump announced Monday that he would classify fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid responsible for numerous overdoses in the ...
Congress strengthens criminal sanctions against fentanyl trafficking
(Washington) The US Congress adopted a bill on Thursday which plans to strengthen criminal sanctions against fentanyl traffic, an opioid ...
Fentanyl and illegal migrants: Is Donald Trump right to blame Canada (and its border)?
Donald Trump threatens to increase tariffs on Canadian products to put an end to an “invasion” of drugs and migrants ...
Nurse accused of stealing fentanyl causes death of nine patients
A US nurse accused of replacing liquid fentanyl with unsterile water is believed to have caused the deaths of nine ...
Opioid crisis: American elected officials accuse Beijing of subsidizing fentanyl production
A committee of American elected officials on Tuesday accused Chinese authorities of indirectly participating in the production of fentanyl, a ...
Researchers develop rapid test to detect fentanyl
Researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas have developed a first-of-its-kind wearable electrochemical sensor that can accurately detect fentanyl ...
“Enough to kill all Americans”: 386 million lethal doses of fentanyl seized in 2023
The American federal agency responsible for combating drug trafficking would have seized a quantity of fentanyl sufficient to kill the ...
US raid: enough fentanyl to kill 1.7 million people
US authorities have arrested 11 people and searched a large quantity of fentanyl – enough to kill more than 1.7 ...
Fentanyl crisis: the United States distrusts Canada
American authorities are increasingly suspicious of the intentions of Canadian criminal groups in terms of production and distribution of fentanyl, ...
