Ohio Attorney General Yost said there has been an increased prevalence of nitazenes, a group of synthetic opioids that can be up to 40 times more potent than fentanyl, referred to as “Frankenstein opioids.”
CLEVELAND — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said there has been an increased prevalence in Ohio of nitazene, a group of synthetic opioids that can be up to 40 times more potent than fentanyl, referred to as “Frankenstein opioids."
Nitazene compounds were originally synthesized in the 1950s to research their analgesic effects. They are not medically approved anywhere in the world and are currently being made in illegal drug labs."We've even seen these guys [nitazene] being added to marijuana. So you have to be very, very cautious. And I would encourage people that if you been thinking this is a time to get straight, this is the time to put down the drug habit.
Authorities said additional doses of naloxone may be required to reverse overdoses involving nitazene.
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