BEIJING, China – February 2017: Effective as of 1 March 2017, China placed the synthetic opioids, carfentanil, furanylfentanyl, acrylfentanyl and valerylfentanyl under national control by adding these substances to the list of substances regulated by the “Administrative Measures on Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances without Medical Use”.

For more information, please see:

Amendment to the list of substances regulated by the “Administrative Measures on Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances without Medical Use” – http://www.sdga.gov.cn/art/2017/3/1/art_24_23195.html

EWA News Clip (October 2015) “China announces controls over 116 New Psychoactive Substances” – https://www.unodc.org/LSS/Announcement/Details/83b02e73-4896-4ed5-944c-51a7646647aa

EWA News Clip (January 2014) “The Food and Drug Administration announces the addition of more NPS to the list of controlled drugs” – https://www.unodc.org/LSS/Announcement/Details/07f34d99-e7d8-4cbf-9587-33886d9080c7