A new drug stronger than fentanyl is emerging

A new drug stronger than fentanyl is emerging

While the dangers posed by fentanyl have dominated the headlines for years, the number of deaths from another class of particularly potent synthetic opioids called “nitazenes” has been steadily rising. For decades, knowledge of nitazenes, also known as benzimidazole opioids, was limited to those studying opioid pharmacology, but that all changed in 2019 when the … Read more