News New opioids, more powerful than fentanyl, are discovered in D.C. amid deadly wave of overdoses

[thegreenhand]

New opioids, more powerful than fentanyl, are discovered in D.C. amid deadly wave of overdoses​

“Forensic analysts have identified a new and highly potent family of synthetic opioids in the District’s illicit drug supply, a worrisome discovery in a city already struggling with a wave of fatal overdoses that shows no signs of abating.

The opioids, found on used syringes examined by scientists at the D.C. Department of Forensic Sciences in September and October, are called protonitazene and isotonitazene, respectively. Experts estimate that each is at least several times more powerful than fentanyl, the synthetic opioid that has displaced heroin in many parts of the United States and is now responsible for the majority of the country’s drug overdoses, including those in the nation’s capital.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/new-opioids-more-powerful-than-fentanyl-are-discovered-in-dc-amid-deadly-wave-of-overdoses/2021/11/29/680afb2c-4d43-11ec-94ad-bd85017d58dc_story.html

 

[Electrum1]

Great, just what we need.

 

[thegreenhand]

Unfortunately, this seems to be an inevitability of prohibition.

Ban substance A, so it’s replaced by substance B which is not yet illegal (but often more dangerous). Ban substance B, and it’s replaced by an even more dangerous and quasi legal substance C.

Which could all be avoided by legalizing substance A

 

[Electrum1]

Unfortunately, this seems to be an inevitability of prohibition.

Ban substance A, so it’s replaced by substance B which is not yet illegal (but often more dangerous). Ban substance B, and it’s replaced by an even more dangerous and quasi legal substance C.

Which could all be avoided by legalizing substance A

Right, and on top of that, it's even MORE profitable since it can be cut even more now due to being so much more potent, and we all know profits overpower safety to the people selling this stuff.