China makes deadly opioid carfentanil a controlled substance

SHANGHAI (AP) — China is adding the deadly elephant tranquilizer carfentanil and three related synthetic opioids to its list of controlled substances effective March 1, China’s National Narcotics Control Commission said Thursday. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration called the move a potential “game-changer” that is likely to reduce supply of key chemicals driving a surge […]