Donovan goes after counterfeit painkiller pushers
Legislation is aimed at stopping dealers from making drugs
With the opioid addiction rate continuing to climb nationwide, U.S. Rep. Dan Donovan is reviving legislation aimed at stopping drug dealers from using pill presses to manufacture counterfeit painkillers.
Donovan (R-C-Southwest Brooklyn-Staten Island) announced that he and fellow Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney (R-Florida) reintroduced the Comprehensive Fentanyl Control Act on March 31. The bill seeks to update federal laws to reflect the potency of synthetic opioids like fentanyl, Donovan said.
Illicit fentanyl made from pill presses can be deadly, even in small doses, and according to Donovan, who cited figures from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).