DOJ officials warn approaching deadline could significantly roll back recent progress in combating the scourge of fentanyl copycats fueling the country's opioid crisis.
Department of Justice officials on Monday expressed alarm over an approaching deadline that they argued could significantly roll back recent progress in combating the scourge of fentanyl copycats fueling the country's opioid crisis.
"These potential adverse consequences of a lapse in scheduling of fentanyl-like substances goes beyond a simple return to the status quo," Amanda Liskamm, the director of Opioid Enforcement and Prevention Efforts in the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, told reporters."We expect prosecutions charging substances under the temporary order to be affected, resulting in confusion and even potential trial losses.
By making piecemeal chemical alterations to the overall structure of fentanyl, distributors were able to avoid some of the regulations that restricted other drugs listed under the Controlled Substances Act. Lawmakers have, for the most part, been receptive to the idea of making the fentanyl-analogue scheduling permanent, under a bill sponsored by Republican Sen. Ron Johnson dubbed the"Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act," or SOFA Act.
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