DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION ISSUES RULE: SCHEDULES OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES: PLACEMENT OF SEVEN SPECIFIC FENTANYL-RELATED SUBSTANCES IN SCHEDULE I

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Drug Enforcement Administration has issued a rule called: Schedules of Controlled Substances: Placement of Seven Specific Fentanyl-Related Substances in Schedule I.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on Sept. 18 by Heather Achbach, Federal Register Liaison Officer, Drug Enforcement Administration.

Summary: The Drug Enforcement Administration places seven fentanyl-related substances, as identified in this final rule, including their isomers, esters, ethers, salts and salts of isomers, esters and ethers in schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. The regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal sanctions applicable to schedule I controlled substances on persons who handle (manufacture, ...