| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | Opioide
Kanada. CCENDU Drug Alert - Nitazenes
Kanada. CCENDU Drug Alert - Nitazenes
What Are Nitazenes?
Nitazenes are potent synthetic opioids from a drug class known as benzimidazole-opioids.
Some nitazenes are estimated to be several times more potent than fentanyl.
They were developed 60 years ago as potential pain relief medication, but were never approved for clinical use.
They were first identified in the unregulated drug supply in Canada in 2019.
They typically appear unexpectedly in drugs expected to contain other, more traditional opioids (e.g., fentanyl, oxycodone tablets or “down”), often alongside non-medical benzodiazepines (NMBs). (Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction, 2022)
https://www.ccsa.ca/sites/default/files/2022-03/CCSA-CCENDU-Drug-Alert-Nitazenes-2022-en_0.pdf