Sentences with phrase «synthetic opioid fentanyl»

The pills contained the synthetic opioid fentanyl — which is responsible for a number of drug overdose deaths worldwide.

Center stage on what experts consider to be a worsening opioid crisis are heroin and the synthetic opioid fentanyl — 30 to 40 times more potent than heroin by weight — and fentanyl - related medicines such as carfentanil — 300 to 400 times stronger than heroin by weight, said Dr. Daniel Ciccarone, a professor of family and community medicine at the University of California, San Francisco.

Schumer also announced his support for a bipartisan plan to cut off the flow of the synthetic opioid fentanyl into the U.S.

The synthetic opioid fentanyl has surpassed heroin as the most deadly drug on Long Island.

Narcotics dealers selling chemically altered mixtures that contain the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl can face weaker punishments because of a loophole in state law that exempts certain drug mixes from being illegal controlled substances.

The synthetic opioid fentanyl is so powerful that it could cause accidental overdoses in the very first responders who trying to save its victims, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) warned in new guidelines released Tuesday.

Not exact matches

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 19,410 people died from fentanyl and other synthetic opioids in 2016.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP)-- Some of the pills taken from Prince's estate in Paisley Park after his death were counterfeit drugs that actually contained fentanyl — a synthetic opioid 50 times more powerful than heroin, an official close to the investigation said.

There is an important bill grinding its way through the House and the Senate that seeks a technical advantage in stopping the illegal international drug trafficking of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid invented in the 1960s.

Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid 100 times more powerful than morphine, is traditionally used as a painkiller for extreme cases like end - of - life cancer patients.

New York may soon add 11 types of the synthetic fentanyl to the state's list of controlled substances to make it easier for authorities to go after those who manufacture the dangerous opioid.

The surge in drug overdoses is driven mostly by the improper use of opioids — prescription painkillers, heroin, and increasingly, synthetic drugs like fentanyl.

Dominique McDowell, 26, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute and distribution of butyryl fentanyl and U-47700, a synthetic opioid.

Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid painkiller usually reserved for cancer patients that acts similar to the way heroin does, except it's much stronger.

According to the CDC, drug overdose deaths from synthetic opioids like fentanyl increased by 72 per cent between 2014 and 2015.

And those drugs are sometimes spiked with more potent opioids such as fentanyl (SN: 9/3/16, p. 14) or even carfentanil, a synthetic opioid that's used to tranquilize elephants.

Now, scientists report that they have made progress toward a vaccine against the effects of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, in combination with heroin.

«This is very consistent with data from the [U.S.] Drug Enforcement Administration that shows a great increase in the trafficking and availability of synthetic opioids like illicit fentanyl over the past few years,» said lead researcher Christopher Jones, of the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

New state data showing a continued increase in the presence of fentanyl in opioid deaths highlights the need for action to combat trafficking of the synthetic opioid, U.S. Sen. Ed Markey said.