OTTAWA—Health Canada is banning the powerful street drug W-18, which it says can be 100 times more potent than fentanyl. W-18 can be 100 times more potent than fentanyl, pictured, and has been used recreationally in Europe and Canada for years. The department says W-18 has been used recreationally in Europe and Canada over the last two years. The synthetic opioid is being added to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and classed as a restricted drug under federal regulations. It says Canadian police have seized samples that were made to look like legitimate prescription tablets, such as oxycodone.

Source: thestar June 01, 2016 19:49 UTC