Fentanyl is sold under the brand names Actiq, Duragesic, and Sublimaze, among others. What is fentanyl used for? Fentanyl’s primary clinical utility is in pain management for cancer patients and ...

Now, in an effort to address the public health crisis, the Senate recently passed the HALT Fentanyl Act in an 84-16 vote. A similar version previously passed in the House of Representatives ...

The Senate passed a bipartisan bill Friday that will permanently classify fentanyl-related substances, also known as fentanyl analogs, as Schedule I substances under the Controlled Substances Act.

Cases of fentanyl poisoning in children across the U.S. has been steadily increasing for most of the past decade, according to a new study published Friday. Researchers looked at over 3,000 ...

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A pillar of organized crime, fentanyl has wreaked havoc across the nation and sparked a trade war with the U.S. And the bad trip could get worse You can save this article by registering for free here.

A five-year-old girl is recovering after it appears she overdosed on fentanyl last week. Mission RCMP said the girl had been having a bath when she reportedly handled a jar containing fentanyl and ...

Democrats in Congress are facing backlash for their opposition to bipartisan legislation aimed at closing loopholes in U.S. drug laws taken advantage of by fentanyl traffickers. The HALT Fentanyl ...

The Senate on Friday passed a bill that would result in more prison sentences for fentanyl traffickers as both Republicans and Democrats seek to show they can act to rein in distribution of the ...

The state of California seized more than $6.8 million worth of fentanyl in January and February. The California National Guard has confiscated 1,045 pounds and more than 650,000 pills containing ...

BRANTFORD – Judges keep good records, Justice Robert Gee noted as he sent a fentanyl dealer to prison again. “This is a ‘kiss’ for you again,” Gee told 36-year-olld Jeremy S. Robinson.

Officials in Canada and China are blasting the Trump administration for using illegal street fentanyl as justification for new trade tariffs that go into effect today. In a statement, Canadian ...