Update on synthetic opioids: Nitazenes

You may think you’ve heard everything there is to know about opioids but think again. Some of the synthetic opioids from the 1960s and 1970s have come back to haunt us-nitazenes.
These illicit drugs are being redeveloped and sometimes combined with other opioids, such as xylazine and fentanyl, so that they are as strong or stronger than heroin.
These easily made and distributed drugs can cause respiratory depression, so it is critical to know what drugs your patients are taking before you provide dental care. Join us in this episode of Medical History Mysteries to learn more about how these drugs can affect dental treatment.
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[@RedbarFan66]

I am 15 days off nitazenes. Believe me when I say, scariest experience ever. The withdraws still come and go

[@RedbarFan66]

Also btw narcan/naloxone DOES reverse nitazenes but it takes a lot more. I should know, I woke up in an ambulance about 2 months ago otw to the ER