Dr. Danish Ali on Fentanyl Being Declared as "Weapon of Mass Destruction"

Dr. Danish Ali on Fentanyl Being Declared as "Weapon of Mass Destruction"

In response to recent developments where the U.S. Government officially designated illicit fentanyl and its core precursor chemicals as weapons of mass destruction in a sweeping executive order aimed at combating the drug crisis, Dr. Danish Ali has weighed in on the broader implications of the opioid epidemic. The White House action underscores the extreme lethality of fentanyl, a substance where as little as two milligrams can be a lethal dose and treats its distribution by criminal networks as a national security threat.