The Evolving Regulatory Landscape for Fentanyl: China, India, and Global Drug Governance
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Fentanyl Production and Regulation in China
3.2. Fentanyl Production and Regulation in India
3.3. Comparison and Implications
3.3.1. Fragmentation of Global Fentanyl Governance
3.3.2. Existing Global Drug Governance Cannot Completely Cover the Fentanyl Problem
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Wang, C.; Lassi, N.; Zhang, X.; Sharma, V. The Evolving Regulatory Landscape for Fentanyl: China, India, and Global Drug Governance. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 2074. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19042074
Wang C, Lassi N, Zhang X, Sharma V. The Evolving Regulatory Landscape for Fentanyl: China, India, and Global Drug Governance. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(4):2074. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19042074
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Chao, Nicholas Lassi, Xiaohan Zhang, and Vinay Sharma. 2022. "The Evolving Regulatory Landscape for Fentanyl: China, India, and Global Drug Governance" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 4: 2074. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19042074
APA StyleWang, C., Lassi, N., Zhang, X., & Sharma, V. (2022). The Evolving Regulatory Landscape for Fentanyl: China, India, and Global Drug Governance. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(4), 2074. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19042074