Infographic
by
Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction
Release Date
2022
Geography
Canada
Language of Resource
English
Full Text Available
Yes
Open Access / OK to Reproduce
No
Peer Reviewed
No
Objective
This alert identifies the emergence of nitazenes in the illicit drug supply. This is a serious cause for concern because nitazenes are synthetic opioids from a drug class known as benzimidazole-opioids which are estimated to be several times more potent than fentanyl.
Findings/Key points
There have been several nitazene derivatives found in the street supply in BC, Ontario, and Quebec.
Design/methods
Results were gathered from drug checking services across the country.
File
CCSA-CCENDU-Drug-Alert-Nitazenes-2022-en_0.pdf
(257.37 KB)
Keywords
Advocacy
Drug checking
Illegal drugs
Harm reduction
Overdose
Opioids
