Potent Synthetic Opioid—Isotonitazene—Recently Identified in the Midwestern United States

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NCJ Number
311500
Date Published
November 2019
Abstract

Isotonitazene has been identified in eight blood specimens associated with postmortem death investigations in the United States since August 2019. Isotonitazene was first reported in August 2019 based on the results from seized drug and toxicology casework in Europe (Belgium) and Canada (Alberta); the Canadian toxicology case was collected in March 2019.

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Grant Number(s)
2017-R2-CX-0021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
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Date Published: November 1, 2019

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