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INCB President: scheduling of fentanyl precursors is a good example of how the conventions protect public health

VIENNA, 17 March (United Nations Information Service) – At the end of a successful 60th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), the President of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), Werner Sipp, said that the decision by the Commission to place under international control two precursors of fentanyl, ANPP and NPP, was a …

International Narcotics Control Board recommends international control of two fentanyl precursors

VIENNA, 2 February (United Nations Information Service) – The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) today recommended the international control of two precursor chemicals used in the illicit manufacture of fentanyl – a narcotic drug about 100 times more powerful than morphine – and a number of fentanyl analogues, which are similar in structure. Illicitly manufactured …