(Des Moines, IA) — The legislature has voted to add 14 new opioid compounds to the state’s list of illegal drugs that have a high potential for abuse. All 14 drugs include fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that’s 80 to 100 times stronger than morphine. Senator Brad Zaun of Urbandale says it’s sadly become a yearly requirement to add new synthetic drugs to the state’s controlled substances list. Representative Michael Bergen of Dorchester says Iowa’s crime lab has seen a “130-percent increase in different compounds over the past five years. The bill’s written to take effect as soon as the governor signed it into law.
11:00 a.m. Learfield News Wire
