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Fentanyl

US-China fentanyl case just ‘the tip of the iceberg’
Article
/ 10 November 2019

US-China fentanyl case just ‘the tip of the iceberg’

Here is a look at the opioid crisis and the tensions it has caused between China and the United States

By Laurent Thomet
China’s vow to curb fentanyl won’t end US opioid crisis — experts
Article
/ 6 December 2018

China’s vow to curb fentanyl won’t end US opioid crisis — experts

​The US-China trade war truce includes a pledge by Beijing to tackle another lucrative — and deadly — export: fentanyl

By Staff Reporter
Nebraska carries out first US execution using opioid fentanyl
Article
/ 15 August 2018

Nebraska carries out first US execution using opioid fentanyl

Three of the four substances used in Carey Dean Moore’s execution had never been used in lethal injections in the state

By Agency
US state poised for first execution with fentanyl
Article
/ 14 August 2018

US state poised for first execution with fentanyl

Fentanyl killed more than 20 000 people in the US in 2016. It is 50 times more powerful than heroin and up to 100 times stronger than morphine

By Nova Safo
Nevada postpones execution using controversial opioid
Article
/ 12 July 2018

Nevada postpones execution using controversial opioid

Nevada’s plan to use fentanyl has drawn criticism from medics and activists who call the move a dangerous human experiment

By Agency

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