Fentanyl use emerging drug problem

By Franco Jose C. Baroña

Jul 05, 2023 12:24 am

THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) now considers the use of the anti-pain medicine fentanyl as a party drug an 'emerging drug problem' in the country.

PDEA Director-General Moro Virgilio Lazo said they are trying to determine the source of the supply of the opioid whose medical use is to manage pain in cancer patients.

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