News An increase in potent "Frankenstein opioids" (nitazenes) prompts warning from Ohio attorney general

[thegreenhand]

An increase in potent "Frankenstein opioids" prompts warning from Ohio attorney general​

Tori B. Powell
CBS
20 Apr 2022

Excerpt:

A growing presence of dangerous synthetic opioids called nitazenes in Ohio has prompted a warning from the state's Attorney General Dave Yost. The drugs, nicknamed "Frankenstein opioids," have been deemed a public health concern by the Drug Enforcement Administration and are not approved for medical use anywhere in the world.

In the first quarter of 2022, officials reported 143 nitazene cases in Ohio, which is an increase from 27 cases reported in the same quarter in 2021. The drugs can be 1.5 to 40 times more potent than fentanyl and have contributed to deaths across the United States and Canada, according to a bulletin from the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation Laboratory Division.

Full article here.

 

[thegreenhand]

Frankenstein opioids seems a bit much tbh.

concerning, but the phrase doesn’t really serve any purpose other than to scare people

 

[ChemicallyEnhanced]

Frankenstein opioids seems a bit much tbh.

concerning, but the phrase doesn’t really serve any purpose other than to scare people

Well, Frankenstein WAS technically a genius doctor...so the term is a compliment to those who synthesized the opioids, really

 

[DeathIndustrial88]

Gee, this must be the drug war working!!!!!! :D

 

[RedRum OG]

Are these the class that include the legendary etonitazine that lead to the demise of Mr. Highsmith? (who has both the most appropriate, and coolest last name of all time)

 

[thegreenhand]

Yes, this would include etonitazene