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Synthetic Opioids

Fentanyl Production Fentanyl Counterfeit Drugs Fentanyl Distribution Fentanyl Smuggling Carfentanil Fentanyl Trade Production Hubs Public Safety Health Emergencies

U.S. Overdose Deaths Fell 14% in 2025, Third Straight Annual Decline

Experts warn new federal limits on harm-reduction tools could slow the progress.

New Super-Potent Opioid Tied to 41 Tennessee Deaths Spreads Across U.S. and Canada

Hubei Announces Fentanyl-Precursor Crackdown With 7 Arrested, Over 200 Websites Closed

DEA Launches 'Fentanyl Free America' After Seizing 45 Million Pills Nationwide

DEA Seizes 628,000 Carfentanil Pills in Los Angeles County Operation

China Imposes Immediate Licensing on 13 Fentanyl Precursors for U.S., Mexico, Canada

China Tightens Fentanyl-Precursor Exports After Unannounced FBI Visit as U.S. Halves Tariffs

China Activates One-Year U.S. Trade Truce With Tariff Pause and New Fentanyl-Precursor Licenses

Ohio Flags Sharp Rise in Carfentanil Detections Across 46 Counties

Fentanyl Crisis Triggers New Warnings and Probes of Overdose Clusters

China Agrees to Control Fentanyl Precursors From July 20

Hannover Joins Berlin and Essen in Federal Push to Combat Fentanyl Crisis

Germany Faces Rising Threat from Potent Synthetic Opioids

Senate Advances HALT Fentanyl Act to Combat Synthetic Opioid Crisis

Trump’s Foreign Aid Freeze Halts Key Anti-Fentanyl Efforts in Mexico

Former Police Union Director Pleads Guilty to Opioid Smuggling

US and China Deepen Cooperation Against Fentanyl Crisis

UK Introduces Strict Measures Against Deadly Nitazenes, Synthetic Opioids More Potent Than Fentanyl