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| Protonitazene (Novel Synthetic Opioid Three Times More Powerful Than Fentanyl) |
| 2024-11-28 |
| [COFutures] First Death in U.S. Resulting in a Criminal Indictment C/O Futures Narcotics Research Note Series Pamela Ligouri Bunker and Robert J. Bunker A Stevenson Ranch resident, aged 22, died of an overdose of protonitazene on 19 April 2024 when he ingested counterfeit pink K-56 pills (i.e. oxycodone). He was sold the pills by Benjamin Anthony Collins (aka “BenzThaKidd”), homeless man aged 21, in what has become the first death in the U.S. resulting in a criminal indictment related to protonitazene. This novel synthetic opioid is three times more powerful than fentanyl, almost unknown on America’s streets, and is being sourced from China. It is being cut (mixed) with other narcotics to make them more potent and cheaper to produce. It exists in the nitazene family of drugs developed in the 1950s as a replacement for morphine but these were not approved for use due to their dangerous effects which can include almost immediate death. This drug family, known as ‘Frankenstein opioids,’ also includes isotonitazene which is more common and has been appearing on America’s streets since 2019. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #2 For the hard core users who've developed a tolerance for fentanyl. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2024-11-28 12:07 |
| #1 ..dangerous effects which can include almost immediate death. That should cut down on repeated use. I expect the Canadian government to become a buyer for the national health system. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2024-11-28 08:36 |