Biden extends ban on fentanyl-like substances

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The president signed legislation Tuesday extending the ban into October, which comes two days before the previous ban was set to expire.

A bag of fentanyl hangs from an intravenous drip machine in a patient's room at the Covid-19 Intensive Care Unit of Sharp Memorial Hospital in San Diego, Calif., on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021.WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed legislation Tuesday extending a ban on addictive fentanyl-like substances into October, which comes two days before the previous ban was set to expire.

Fentanyl analogues are powerful synthetic opioids that are meant to have the same effect of the original drug, which according to theFentanyl is usually given to people who suffer from severe pain or following a surgery.

 

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It is coming in from Mexico disguised as common pills and sold to people who don't know it is fentanyl. This legislation won't do jack shit!! Legalize and regulate opioids. It is the ONLY way to stop the bodies piling up!

NBC “News” wouldn’t say whether the extension was from a Trump policy or not. Pretty safe to say it was Trump’s policy.

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