US President Donald Trump's push against fentanyl intensifies as he declared it and its main precursor chemicals as 'Weapons of Mass Destruction' or WMD, which had been used to declare nuclear-level threats in the early times.
In an executive order dated Dec. 15, the administration cited the extreme danger of the drug, labelling it 'a chemical weapon closest to a narcotic'. It stated that just two milligrams — equivalent to 10 to 15 grains of table salt — is enough to kill a person. Beyond concerns over fentanyl use, Trump has other major reasons for seeking to remove it from American streets.
