The ‘Franken-drug’ that is 300 times stronger than heroin and 20 times as potent as fentanyl

Nitazenes

Important Takeaways:

  • A synthetic opioid or super-strength painkiller, it was designed to be an alternative to morphine.
  • Appalled at the incredible potency of nitazenes – and the obvious danger that any patients prescribed them would swiftly become addicted – medical regulators blocked the drug’s release.
  • Nitazenes are back and they are now increasingly available on the black market.
  • Many of these labs are in China, and the drugs are so powerful that they have been nicknamed ‘Frankenstein’ opioids.
  • This is a terrifying development, because nitazenes are 20 times stronger than fentanyl, which in 2022 alone killed 75,000 people in America.
  • Another reason for the appearance of nitazenes is a 2019 bilateral agreement between Donald Trump’s administration and China to crack down on the production of Chinese fentanyl.
  • Underground Chinese laboratories, fearful of being caught producing the drug, turned to nitazenes instead.

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