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Experts warn that the synthetic opioids xylazine and nitazene, more deadly than fentanyl, are becoming a major drug crisis in Illinois, with xylazine playing a role in 531 deaths and nitazene in 141 deaths in Cook County since 2019. The drugs, often mixed with other substances like fentanyl, pose a significant threat, and the White House has released a National Response Plan to address the increasing number of overdoses.
Boulder County, Colorado, has reported two deaths linked to a new street drug called Nitazene, an opioid more potent than fentanyl. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has recorded 13 Nitazene-related deaths across the state since 2021. Nitazene is not FDA-approved and is often mixed with other drugs, making it unpredictable and dangerous. Health officials advise caution when using illicit drugs, recommending carrying Naloxone, using with others, and testing substances with fentanyl test strips. Naloxone can reverse some effects of Nitazene, similar to other opioids.
Doctors are issuing a warning about the Chinese-made opioid Nitazene, which is deadlier than fentanyl and 1,000 times more potent than morphine. Nitazenes are increasingly being mixed into heroin and counterfeit prescription pills sold on the street, leading to deadly overdoses. Patients who overdose on Nitazene may require at least two doses of naloxone to counteract its effects, compared to the standard one dose for fentanyl. Clinicians are urged to be aware of Nitazenes in the drug supply to adequately care for affected patients.