USA. New Potent Synthetic Opioid—N-Desethyl Isotonitazene—Proliferating Among Recreational Drug Supply in USA
USA. New Potent Synthetic Opioid—N-Desethyl Isotonitazene—Proliferating Among Recreational Drug Supply in USA
N-Desethyl isotonitazene is a new synthetic opioid bearing structural resemblance to isotonitazene and recently emergent nitazene analogues. N-Desethyl isotonitazene is dissimilar in chemical structure to fentanyl, the synthetic opioid most commonly encountered, but this subclass of new opioids has been proliferating in the wake of the scheduling of fentanyl analogues. N-Desethyl isotonitazene is a known metabolite of isotonitazene; however, it has now emerged as a primary drug in its own right. Most nitazene analogues encountered retain opioid receptor activity and potency similar to or greater than fentanyl. (CSFRE – The Center for Forensic Science Research and Education, USA, 23.01.2023)
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