Fentanyl:
The US President Donald Trump said his administration was discussing a 10% punitive duty on Chinese imports as fentanyl is being sent from China to the US via Mexico and Canada.
- Fentanyl is a potent synthetic opioid drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use as an analgesic (for pain relief) and anesthetic (for surgery).
- It is approximately 100 times more potent than morphine and 50 times more potent than heroin as an analgesic.
- Its overdoses can cause stupor, changes in pupil size, clammy skin, cyanosis (blue skin), coma and respiratory failure leading to death.
