This week, President Trump signed the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act, also called the HALT Fentanyl Act into law. This important legislation permanently designates all fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I drugs. Schedule I is the most restrictive classification in the Controlled Substances Act and applies to substances that have a high potential for misuse, have no currently accepted medical value, and are subject to regulatory controls as well as administrative, civil and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act.

CADCA strongly supports the HALT Fentanyl Act and applauds this effort to address the public health crisis caused by fentanyl. The full text of the HALT Fentanyl Act is available здесь.