Portman goes after synthetic opioids

By Robert King

Published August 31, 2016 6:38pm ET

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Portman goes after synthetic opioids — Sen. Rob Portman will introduce a bill intended to help postal workers catch fentanyl mailed into the U.S. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) | Alex Brandon

Sen. Rob Portman is targeting a deadly synthetic opioid in new legislation he plans to introduce when Congress returns next week.

The Ohio Republican’s move comes a few days after Cincinnati reported 174 overdoses in six days potentially linked to the synthetic opioid fentanyl and another opioid called carfentanil. The bill is intended to help postal workers screen for and catch fentanyl that is being mailed into the U.S. from overseas.

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