Nitazenes, a potent class of synthetic opioids, are gaining traction globally, posing a significant challenge to law enforcement and public health. These drugs, while developed decades ago but never widely distributed, are now resurfacing due to their potency, difficulty in detection, low production costs, and the focus on fentanyl.
FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2019, file photo, medications slated for destruction are shown in a locked storage area of the police department in Barberton, Ohio.
"The patent, the synthesis, like how you make it and what's unique about it was filed with the U.S. patent office and basically put on a shelf," Zagorski said.One can only assume that whoever first started making it was able to literally look up the patent and figure out how it was made and started making it," Zagorski said.
Dr. Shravani Durbhakula, a pain physician at Vanderbilt University's Medical Center said another reason Nitazenes are starting to re-surface is because they're hard to trace.
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