Louisiana lawmakers have voted to classify two drugs — mifepristone and misoprostol —commonly used to induce abortions as "dangerous controlled substances." Abortion is already illegal in Louisiana, ...

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to ER physician Jennifer Avegno, who heads the New Orleans Health Department, about a law classifying abortion drugs misoprostol and mifepristone as controlled substances.

Manufacturers must comply with DEA's "non-retrievable" standard for controlled substances, ensuring they cannot be reconstructed or recovered. High-temperature thermomechanical treatment is the most ...