Metonitazene

Quick meaning: Metonitazene is a noun meaning (pharmacology) A potent synthetic opioid analgesic of the nitazene group, used as an illicit drug.

Meaning

(pharmacology) A potent synthetic opioid analgesic of the nitazene group, used as an illicit drug.

Example Sentences

Recent chatter on drug fora indeed points at a renewed interest in these “nitazene” 2-benzylbenzimidazole opioids, and their (online) availability seems to be increasing. Metonitazene, for example, was recently found in seized material in the U.S.,⁴¹ where its appearance seems to be growing.⁴²

Harm reduction groups in the area had been unaware of a potentially dangerous opioid, metonitazene, that surfaced in the sample, he said. Weeks later, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a report about the substance, an indication of how drug checking can offer timely warnings for users.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include etonitazene, nitazene, metazocine, meptazinol, metethoheptazine, tonazocine.

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