Fentanyl

Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine, used medically for pain management but also a major driver of overdose deaths when illicitly manufactured and distributed.

Why it’s in the news: It is in the news due to its role in high-profile accidental deaths, its status as a key point of contention in U.S.-China relations, and its overwhelming contribution to the American overdose crisis.

Latest on Fentanyl

• Ahead of Xi’s ‘historic milestone’ US visit, a fentanyl goodwill gesture from China
• Hayden Panettiere died from accidental overdose involving fentanyl, coroner says
• China tightens control on more fentanyl precursors ahead of Xi-Trump meeting
• Purer fentanyl won’t solve the U.S. overdose death crisis, study says
• ‘Atrocious’ tech hurt ICE investigation branch efforts to counter fentanyl influx
• Money mules and couriers: How a Chinese fentanyl ring traps ordinary people
• Chinese organized crime groups controlling production and distribution from mainland facilities
• Office Of National Drug Control Policy Cdc Release Health Advisory On Medetomidine In Illi

Connections

3 entities linked to Fentanyl across the news graph.