Kentucky Designates ‘Designer Xanax’ as Schedule 1 Controlled Substance

‘Designer Xanax’ banned in Kentucky

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear took emergency action Monday to ban the sale of “designer Xanax,” responding to a request from his state’s attorney general who is leading a broader effort to combat the highly potent synthetic drug linked to dozens of overdose deaths last year in the Bluegrass State.

'Designer Xanax' designated Schedule I controlled substance in Kentucky

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WOWK) — Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear announced on Monday that bromazolam, also known as "Designer Xanax," received an emergency designation as a Schedule I controlled substance. As a Schedule I substance, the drug is banned sale in the state of Kentucky and provides law enforcement the ability to make arrests for sales or possession. A release from Beshear's office said the designation is in response to a growing number of over…

Kentucky designates ‘Designer Xanax’ as Schedule 1 controlled substance

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WOWK) — Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear announced on Monday that bromazolam, also known as "Designer Xanax," received the emergency designation as a Schedule 1 controlled substance. As a Schedule 1 substance, the drug is banned sale in the state of Kentucky and provides law enforcement the ability to make arrests for sales or possession. A release from Beshear's office said the designation is in response to a growing number of ove…

Governor Beshear bans 'designer Xanax' from being sold in Kentucky

Beshear designated bromazolam as a Schedule 1 controlled substance and has banned it from being sold in Kentucky. The ban allows law enforcement the ability to make arrests for sales or possession.

Action urged to ban 'designer Xanax,' an unregulated synthetic drug, linked to 47 deaths in state - NKyTribune

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman is urging health officials to take emergency action to ban bromazolam, an unregulated synthetic drug linked to 47 deaths in Kentucky. Bromazolam, also known as “designer Xanax,” is being passed off as prescription pills, including benzodiazepines, which are commonly used to treat anxiety, insomnia...