WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are considering permanently classifying fentanyl-related substances as Schedule 1 drugs, a move they say could help combat the country’s ...

The bill, sponsored by Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., will permanently classify fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I under the Controlled Substances Act. It will also result in harsher sentences for ...

“If there was ever something that should be Schedule 1, it’s fentanyl, and it’s just something that impacts every state in the union at this point,” said Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM), the ...

Congress’ temporary classification of fentanyl-related substances as Schedule 1 drugs is set to expire in March, according to a letter sent by the attorneys general and obtained by the Daily ...

About 2 kilograms of fentanyl, which the release says is enough to cause "931,000 overdose deaths," was seized as part of the bust. Authorities also confiscated 2 kilograms of cocaine and 8 ounces of ...

which would permanently make fentanyl-related substances Schedule 1 drugs — a status that’s about to expire for the opioids. The bill also would impose mandatory minimum sentences for ...