etonitazene

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounetonitazene (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA potent synthetic opioid analgesic of the nitazene group, used as an illicit drug.

    In fact, apart from clonitazene and etonitazene, which are controlled under the United Nations Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961,³⁹ none of the previously described 2-benzylbenzimidazole opioids are currently under (international) control.^(22,24)

    2021, Marthe M. Vandeputte, Katleen Van Uytfanghe, et al., “Synthesis, Chemical Characterization, and μ‑Opioid Receptor Activity Assessment of the Emerging Group of “Nitazene” 2‑Benzylbenzimidazole Synthetic Opioids”, in ACS Chemical Neuroscience, volume 12, number 7, →DOI, page 1241

Origin

From nitazene.

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