New Opioid, Nitazene, Hits Mid-Atlantic Region
A chemist in a crime lab in Washington, DC, discovered a new synthetic opioid distributed and used on the streets. After a spate of overdoses last week, the chemist has put out an alert to first responders to be aware of the new drugs, known as Protonitazene or Isotonitazene (or more commonly nitazene), which is