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Author Spotlight: An Efficient Methodology to Confidently Differentiate and Characterize Fentanyl Analogs
Published on: November 8, 2024
Fentanyl: A Whole New World?
Rachel L Rothberg1, Kate Stith1
1Rachel L. Rothberg received her B.A. from Yale College and will receive her J.D. from Yale Law School in May 2019. Kate Stith, J.D., M.P.P., is the Lafayette S. Foster Professor of Law at Yale Law School. She received her B.A. from Dartmouth College, and her M.P.P. and J.D. from Harvard University.
Abstract:
This article seeks to document the latest danger in the opioid crisis: fentanyl and related synthetic opioids. Fifty times more potent than pure heroin, cheaper to manufacture in laboratories worldwide, and easily distributed by mail and couriers, fentanyl is flooding the illicit opioid markets throughout the country.
