Commission on Narcotic Drugs takes decisive step to help prevent deadly fentanyl overdoses
(World News Austria)

For information only - not an official document UNIS/NAR/1315 16 March 2017 The clandestine manufacture of fentanyl has risen to unprecedented levels and is linked to more than 5,000 overdose deaths in North America since 2013 VIENNA, 16 March (United Nations Information Service) - By scheduling two fentanyl precursors and a fentanyl analogue, the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) is sending a clear message that it can help protect people`s health and respond to the urgent needs of states, the Chair of 60th Session of the CND, Ambassador Bente Angell-Hansen said today. `This was a crucial decision by the Commission, and it is proof that the CND can respond...