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New class of opioids that may be more potent than fentanyl emerges globally (www.theguardian.com)

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Nitazenes, synthetic opioids, could create latest drug crisis as scientists rush to find how to detect them in drug supply

A new class of potentially deadly synthetic opioids is suddenly appearing around the globe, including in the US, and scientists are rushing to figure out how to detect it in the drug supply.

Within the last month, nitazenes were implicated in four overdose deaths in Manchester, England; they were detected in over 2,500 counterfeit oxycodone pills in Hamilton, Canada; and they were found for the first time in the Netherlands. The US Drug Enforcement Administration has warned about their appearance in Washington DC.

Nitazenes are a class of synthetic opioid first developed in the 1950s but never approved to go to market.

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[–] RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com 13 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Why the duck bring that to market? Wouldn't it make more sense to not kill most of your customers by accident on the first time they try it?

[–] Imacat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 month ago

It won’t kill most of them the first time, just some. Health and wellness aren’t exactly the top priority for a lot of opioid addicts so it’s sort of effective marketing. If people are dying from it then it’s gotta be strong stuff.

[–] evranch@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago

Simply the stronger it is, the less you need to move, and the easier it is to smuggle.

Then you just cut it back to "standard" strength or attempt to do so. This is a big reason fentanyl displaced heroin, and why you see otherwise undesirable drugs like carfentanyl out there that are even stronger.

[–] deafboy@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Vendors concerned about the long term outlook are generally discouraged by the possible jailtime. The ones we are left with tend to not give a shit about tomorrow.

[–] RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 1 month ago

Yeah, well... I haven't seen this side I guess.

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Just gotta make it expensive enough to balance that out :)

[–] RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm not entirely sold on the idea. I guess I'll just enjoy my organic, homegrown weed.

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 month ago

Im glad you arent. Would be weird and disturbing if you were.