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Metonitazene Begins Proliferation as Newest Synthetic Opioid Among Latest Cycle of Non-Fentanyl Related Drugs

January 25, 2021

Metonitazene is a potent synthetic opioid bearing structural resemblance to etonitazene, a synthetic opioid that is nationally and internationally controlled. Metonitazene is dissimilar in structure to other synthetic opioids typically…
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Fluorofentanyl Identified in Forensic Casework as Wave of Fentanyl-Related Substances Appears in the United States

December 3, 2020

Fluorofentanyl was identified as early as 2016 in the U.S. and Europe, but overall detections remained low until recent months. Positivity of para-fluorofentanyl began increasing in Q3 2020 and within…
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The Rise of Brorphine — A Potent New Synthetic Opioid Identified in the Midwestern United States

July 27, 2020

Brorphine is a potent synthetic opioid with structural resemblance to fentanyl and its analogues. However, brorphine is not controlled in the U.S. under core-structure scheduling of fentanyl related substances. Recent…
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Potent Synthetic Opioid – Isotonitazene – Recently Identified in the Midwestern United States

November 20, 2019

Isotonitazene has been identified in eight blood specimens associated with postmortem death investigations in the United States since August 2019. Isotonitazene was first reported in August 2019 based on the…
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