DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION ISSUES PROPOSED RULE: SCHEDULES OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES: TEMPORARY PLACEMENT OF SEVEN BENZIMIDAZOLE-OPIOIDS IN SCHEDULE I

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Drug Enforcement Administration has issued a proposed rule called: Schedules of Controlled Substances: Temporary Placement of Seven Benzimidazole-Opioids in Schedule I.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on June 26 by Gregory Aul, Federal Register Liaison Officer, Drug Enforcement Administration.

Summary: The Acting Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration is issuing this notice of intent to publish a temporary order to schedule seven benzimidazole-opioid substances in schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. When it is finalized, the temporary scheduling order will impose the regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal sanctions applicable to schedule I controlle...