Oxford academics say sales of synthetic opioid drug are proliferating on illicit websites, with Britain a significant player. (The Guardian, 16.10.2017) https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/oct/16/uk-accounts-for-largest-share-of-darknet-fentan…

In September 2017 CGL and Volteface convened a ‘round table’ to discuss responses to the growing threat posed by fentanyl and its analogues (often referred to as ‘fentalogues’ or ‘fentanyls’). Fentanyl and its ana…

EMCDDA. Acryloylfentanyl to be placed under control across the EU (EMCDDA, Lissabon  29.09.2017, News Release No 8/2017) http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/news/2017/8/acryloylfentanyl-under-control-accross-eu_en

A deadly new drug has been found for sale in Northern Ireland. The strong painkiller fentanyl has been found mixed in heroin seized by the PSNI. Police believe it was linked to two deaths in Northern Ireland and more than 60 in the rest of the UK…

The first governmental account of nationwide drug deaths in 2016 shows overdose deaths growing even faster than previously thought. Drug overdoses killed roughly 64,000 people in the United States last year, according to the first governmental acco…

When it comes to the opioid overdose crisis, there is a disconnect between lawmakers and the people they aim to protect, especially if those people are selling heroin. There has been a push to pass harsh penalties against those who provide fentanyl-…