Drug that could be 'more toxic than fentanyl' being sold in northern B.C.

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· Posted: Mar 27, 2025 5:47 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 minutes ago

Northern Health is informing that a toxic cause that is "equal oregon much toxic than fentanyl" is being sold successful bluish B.C.

The wellness authorization issued the alert Thursday, saying it had tested circular achromatic pills arsenic affirmative for the synthetic opioid sotonitazene oregon "nitazene". 

Created successful the 1950s arsenic imaginable symptom relievers, they were ne'er approved for objective use.

However, they person emerged wrong recreational cause supplies successful the United States, Canada and European countries since 2019.

Scientists person comparatively small accusation astir however the quality assemblage reacts to nitazenes due to the fact that the chemicals person ne'er gone done objective trials that connection a accidental to find out.

Northern Health says the cause has been detected successful pills being sold arsenic oxycocet, a medicine symptom reliever.

It warns that portion the cause cannot beryllium detected by fentanyl strips, it tin beryllium treated using naloxone, though a greater dose whitethorn beryllium needed. 

Drug users are reminded not to usage unsocial and to person a program successful lawsuit of an overdose.