CNN — The White House has declared that the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl combined with xylazine – an animal tranquilizer that’s increasingly being used in illicit drugs –…
Read more Biden administration declares fentanyl laced with xylazine ‘an emerging threat’ in the US | CNNCNN — The seller, who went by the name Linda Wang, was curt when asked if she sold a chemical often used to create fentanyl. “That’s banned,” Wang…
Read more The US sanctioned Chinese companies to fight illicit fentanyl. But the drug’s ingredients keep coming | CNNWashington CNN — The Conservative Political Action Conference is underway in Maryland. And the members of Congress, former government officials and conservative personalities who spoke at the conference…
Read more Fact check: Republicans at CPAC make false claims about Biden, Zelensky, the FBI and children | CNN PoliticsCNN — Arizona authorities targeting the Sinaloa drug cartel have seized narcotics estimated to be worth more than $13 million, including more than 4.5 million fentanyl pills, 3,100…
Read more More than 4.5 million fentanyl pills, 3,000 pounds of methamphetamine seized in Arizona investigation, DEA says | CNNFeb. 15, 2023 — In December, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott did an about-face on an issue that has been a flash point in the debate over decriminalization of…
Read more Fentanyl Test Strips Are Saving Lives, but They’re Just the StartCNN — Parents across the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (CFBISD), located in a Dallas, Texas, suburb, are reeling following a string fentanyl overdoses by nine students who…
Read more After recent student fentanyl overdoses in Texas community, court documents reveal drug supplier lived blocks away from schools | CNNWatch CNN Films’ “American Pain” at 9 p.m. ET Sunday, February 5. CNN — Sitting among the warehouses of Dulles, Virginia, is one of the US Drug Enforcement…
Read more Tracking the opioid crisis: Inside the DEA’s secret lab | CNNCNN — Members of Congress are urging Secretary of State Antony Blinken to pressure China to do more to curb the flow of fentanyl and synthetic opioids into…
Read more Blinken under pressure to push China on role in lethal fentanyl trade when he visits Beijing | CNN PoliticsWashington CNN — The Justice Department on Thursday alleged that the AmerisourceBergen Corporation, one of the country’s largest pharmaceutical distributors, and two of its subsidiaries failed to report…
Read more Justice Department sues pharmaceutical company for allegedly failing to report suspicious opioid sales | CNN PoliticsCNN — Days after federal officials announced the largest fentanyl seizure in New York City history, an even greater quantity of the highly addictive substance has been found,…
Read more New York City announces its largest fentanyl seizure in history, eclipsing record bust from last month | CNNA version of this story appears in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. CNN — After writing several previous…
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