OBN Sends Warning Against Nitazene Drugs

OBN sends warning against Nitazene drugs

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Drugs becoming more prominent in Oklahoma has leaders at the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics investigating more into where they come from. Nitazenes are strong synthetic opioids that have been around since the 50s but recently have resurfaced and pose a new danger to Oklahomans. According to the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission, Nitazenes have been identified in 4,300 law enforcement drug seizures across the natio…

How Pa. is responding to rising use of a synthetic opioid more powerful than fentanyl

At least 50 people have died of an overdose associated with nitazenes. A lack of testing means the true number is likely higher.

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How PA is Responding to Rising Use of a Synthetic Opioid More Powerful Than Fentanyl

At least 50 people have died of an overdose associated with nitazenes. A lack of testing means the true number is likely higher. By Vincent DiFonzo, Spotlight PA Photo courtesy of Drug Enforcement Agency Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. Pennsylvania want…

How Pa. Is Responding to Rising Use of a Synthetic Opioid More Powerful Than Fentanyl

Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania wants to continue categorizing a class of powerful synthetic opioids as Schedule I controlled substances to allow state prosecutors to charge suppliers as use rises. Nitazenes are up to 50 times a…