opoids / drug epidemics

[ccp]

new street drug Nitazene

10x more potent than Fentanyl ===> me ===> OMG!

https://www.theepochtimes.com/health/much-stronger-than-fentanyl-nitazene-presents-a-looming-crisis-5593646?utm_source=Morningbrief&src_src=Morningbrief&utm_campaign=mb-2024-03-03&src_cmp=mb-2024-03-03&utm_medium=email&est=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYuw4IktV6djJ5LwB8GZWBu1axachNqyXsy29F2zjSh8%3D

https://deprescribe.web.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/20194/2019/08/UNC_Opiate_Chart_2018.pdf

I used to prescribe tiny microdose patches of fentanyl people for chronic pain

micrograms vs milligrams

the good thing about patches they can always be removed quickly if needed.

it sounds like a tiny dose of nitazine could kill someone with ease.

[ccp]

https://theconversation.com/nitazenes-are-a-powerful-class-of-street-drugs-emerging-across-the-us-222244#:~:text=Nitazenes%20were%20initially%20developed%20in%20the%201950s%20by,and%20Drug%20Administration%20for%20medical%20use%20in%20humans.

From guess where ?  China it seems

https://www.dea.gov/stories/2022/2022-06/2022-06-01/new-dangerous-synthetic-opioid-dc-emerging-tri-state-area

[Crafty_Dog]

Let's take this to the War on Drugs thread please.