Fentanyl and Fentanyl Subgroups as Chemical Weapons

Abstract

2002 yılında Rusya’nın Başkenti Moskova’daki bir tiyatronun Çeçen işgalcilercelerce ele geçirilmesi neticesinde yapılan rehine kurtarma operasyonunda işgalciler de dahil olmak üzere 130 kişi hayatını kaybetmiştir. Bu operasyonda güvenlik güçlerince kullanılan remifentanil ve karfentaniller, Kimyasal Silahlar Sözleşmesince, Kimyasal Silah olarak tanımlanmamakla birlikte hayatını kaybeden kişilerin fazla oluşu ve bu kimyasalların merkezi sinir sitemine etki etmesi dünyada tartışmalara neden olmuştur. Bu bilimsel çalışmada, kimyasal silahlar, fentaniller ve alt fentanil grupları detaylıca incelenerek bu opiatların, kimyasal silah kategorisinde değerlendirilip değerlendirilemeyeceği sorusunun cevabı aranmıştır.

Keywords

• Fentanyl
• Chemical weapons
• Chemical Weapon Convention.

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