A group of Senators, led by Senator Ashley Moody , has introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at combating the emerging threat of nitazenes, a class of synthetic opioids reportedly even deadlier than fentanyl.

The bill, known as the Nitazene Control Act, was introduced today by Senators Moody, Dave McCormick (R-PA), and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ). The core purpose of the legislation is to permanently schedule the entire class of nitazenes as a Schedule I controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).

Closing Trafficker Loopholes

The class-wide scheduling approach is designed to close loopholes that drug traffickers currently exploit by making slight chemical modifications to the compounds to evade existing drug enforcement laws.

Senator Moody emphasized the urgency of fed

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