Consultation on the regulatory proposal to control U-47700
Why U-47700 is a synthetic opioid. It has never been developed for use as a medicine. In Canada and around the world, U-47700 is being misused as a recreational drug. In Canada, from April to June 2016, 3 non-fatal overdoses were associated with U-47700. The CDSA lists controlled substances that: can alter mental processes may cause harm to the health of an individual or to society when misused We are proposing to control U-47700 under the CDSA and Part J of the FDR because U-47700: is being used recreationally in Canada and internationally, and has been linked to over 40 overdoses, which have been both fatal and non-fatal appears to be used by illicit drug manufacturers in counterfeit prescription medications to replace opioids and other illegal drug mixtures, such as: heroin cocaine fentanyl oxycodone is controlled internationally under the United Nations Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs , 1961. As a signatory to this convention, Canada has an ob...