In 2015, there were seven fentanyl-related deaths which jumped to 58 in 2016." In 2018, the US Drug Enforcement Administration approved an emergency order placing "all illicit fentanyl analogues not already regulated by the Controlled Substances Act into Schedule I - the category for substances with no currently accepted medical use-for two years" The State Legislature enacted the law in 2020, closing the fentanyl loophole.
Between 2015 and 2016, fentanyl-related deaths increased from seven to 58. In 2018, the DEA took action by placing all illicit fentanyl analogues into Schedule I, a category for substances with no currently accepted medical use. The State Legislature enacted a law in 2020 to close the loophole related to fentanyl.