Tag: Fentanyl
Doug Jones’ bill penalizes fentanyl exporters, calls out China
A bipartisan bill aimed at combatting the nation’s ongoing opioid epidemic proposes new penalties on foreign countries that turn a blind eye to drug kingpins...
Steve Marshall urges Congress to close deadly fentanyl loophole
Fentanyl has caused fatal overdoses across the United States. Sometimes added to heroin or cocaine without the user knowing, fentanyl is 50 to 100 times more...
Bradley Byrne: Fighting the opioid epidemic
For too long, a problem of epic proportion has been growing outside of the headlines in the United States: the opioid epidemic. The reality...
Prosecutor on Justice’s opioid crackdown favors tough tact
Mary Daly has heard the criticism: That the tough-on-drugs approach favored by the Trump administration is cruel, ineffective and a return to the failed...
State House follows Senate’s lead, approves stiffer fentanyl penalties
Following the State Senate's lead, the Alabama House of Representatives on Thursday voted to stiffen penalties for trafficking a powerful synthetic opioid, fentanyl.
Lawmakers voted 89-2...
Alabama Senate votes to toughen fentanyl penalties
The Alabama Senate on Tuesday unanimously voted to toughen penalties for trafficking a powerful synthetic opioid, fentanyl.
Fentanyl has caused fatal overdoses across the United States....
