By Free Republic | Created at 2024-12-05 19:47:52 | Updated at 2024-12-22 16:30:44
2 weeks ago
New class of opioids that may be more potent than fentanyl emerges globally
The Guardian ^ | Wed 25 Sep 2024 07.00 EDT | Hannah Harris Green
Posted on 12/05/2024 11:28:40 AM PST by deport
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.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: drug
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New Drug taking a place in humans. This has been posted a couple times, different sources Sounds like "keep a look out for family, etc."
1 posted on 12/05/2024 11:28:40 AM PST by deport
To: deport
Quick! President Biden! Do nothing!
2 posted on 12/05/2024 11:39:20 AM PST by Eleutheria5 (Every Goliath has his David. Child in need of a CGM system. https://gofund.me/6452dbf1. )
To: deport
Poor it in the water supply and the entire population is just screwed.
3 posted on 12/05/2024 11:42:27 AM PST by Jonty30 (Genghis Khan did not have the most descendants. His father had more. )
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