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DEA Takes Action to Control 7 Benzimidazole-Opioids
October 15, 2025
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration has issued a temporary order to place seven benzimidazole-opioids under the strictest controls of the Controlled Substances Act. This decisive action is taken because the substances pose an imminent hazard to public safety. The controls will be effective for two years, concluding on Oct. 15, 2027.

These seven benzimidazole-opioids, often called "nitazenes," are powerful synthetic . . .

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