Carfentanil : World’s Most Dangerous Opioid
Carfentanil, a tranquiliser for large animals, surfaced recently as a street drug in North America. The synthetic opioid can also be weaponised for use against civilians. Authorities worldwide need to intensify screening for the highly dangerous drug at customs and border checkpoints. But is it opio...
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sg-ntu-dr.10356-883392020-11-01T07:06:45Z Carfentanil : World’s Most Dangerous Opioid Gunasekaran, Nandhakumar Tan, Teck Boon S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies Country and Region Studies East Asia and Asia Pacific Carfentanil, a tranquiliser for large animals, surfaced recently as a street drug in North America. The synthetic opioid can also be weaponised for use against civilians. Authorities worldwide need to intensify screening for the highly dangerous drug at customs and border checkpoints. But is it opioid or would-be chemical weapon? 2018-03-23T04:08:49Z 2019-12-06T17:01:04Z 2018-03-23T04:08:49Z 2019-12-06T17:01:04Z 2018 Commentary Gunasekaran, N., & Tan, T. B. (2018). Carfentanil : World’s Most Dangerous Opioid. (RSIS Commentaries, No. 049). RSIS Commentaries. Singapore: Nanyang Technological University. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/88339 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/44603 en RSIS Commentaries, 049-18 Nanyang Technological University 3 p. application/pdf |
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Carfentanil, a tranquiliser for large animals, surfaced recently as a street drug in North America. The synthetic opioid can also be weaponised for use against civilians. Authorities worldwide need to intensify screening for the highly dangerous drug at customs and border checkpoints. But is it opioid or would-be chemical weapon? |
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