{"id":2216437,"date":"2024-04-09T12:30:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T16:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/drug-40-times-stronger-than-fentanyl-plagues-philadelphia\/"},"modified":"2024-04-09T12:37:20","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T16:37:20","slug":"drug-40-times-stronger-than-fentanyl-plagues-philadelphia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/drug-40-times-stronger-than-fentanyl-plagues-philadelphia\/","title":{"rendered":"Philadelphia plagued by drug 40 times more potent than Fentanyl"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdrug-40-times-stronger-than-fentanyl-plagues-philadelphia%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2216437&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In Philadelphia, a surge in \u200cdeadly synthetic opioids known as nitazene analogues, \u206440 times more potent than fentanyl, has \u200dled to multiple deaths. These drugs, including N-desethyl \u2063isotonitazene, have been linked to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-launches-all-hands-on-deck-initiative-cracking-down-on-san-francisco-open-drug-market\/\" title=\"DOJ launches crackdown on SF drug market\">fatal\u2064 overdoses<\/a> in the city. Nitazenes pose a significant challenge, as even naloxone may not effectively counter their\u200c effects, prompting a need for urgent intervention strategies. The rise of lethal \u200csynthetic opioids, \u2064nitazene\u200c analogues, \u200cin Philadelphia \u200chas resulted in\u200d numerous fatalities. These drugs, such as N-desethyl isotonitazene, \u200dhave been associated \u2063with fatal overdoses. Nitazenes present a formidable challenge\u2062 as traditional interventions \u2062like naloxone may not be sufficient, emphasizing the necessity for immediate \u200dintervention tactics.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">A class of drugs even deadlier than fentanyl has contributed to a growing number of deaths in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Synthetic opioids called nitazene analogues, can be 40 times more powerful than fentanyl, have been connected to at least five deaths in the city, and a dozen more deaths may be attributed to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/greg-abbott-issues-disaster-declaration-amid-immigration-crisis-blasts-bidens-open-border-policies\/\" title=\"Greg Abbott Issues Disaster Declaration Amid Immigration Crisis, Blasts Biden\u2019s \u2018Open-Border Policies\u2019\">deadly drugs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe health department suspects that a nitazene analogue known as N-desethyl isotonitazene was present in 12 overdose deaths in Philadelphia between November and December 2022,\u201d the Philadelphia Inquirer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/health\/opioid-addiction\/nitazenes-philadelphia-drug-overdoses-opioids-20240409.html\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/health\/opioid-addiction\/nitazenes-philadelphia-drug-overdoses-opioids-20240409.html&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1712761220662000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0RLaCGzkDdLL2Bhk8u9NaE\">reported<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0Two other nitazene analogues were identified in an overdose victim who died in June 2023.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Although the drug naloxone can be used to reverse the effects of fentanyl, \u00a0the normal dose of naloxone may not be enough to combat the effects of nitazenes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nitazenes apparently cause withdrawal symptoms so intense that sufferers are not able to bear waiting for inpatient treatment. \u201cOften in Philadelphia, people looking to enter inpatient treatment must first go through an intake process that can take hours and sometimes days, researchers at Jefferson University Hospital <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/health\/opioid-addiction\/philadelphia-addiction-treatment-study-jefferson-20240319.html\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/health\/opioid-addiction\/philadelphia-addiction-treatment-study-jefferson-20240319.html&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1712761220662000&#038;usg=AOvVaw30UhSPxFP5CVye35YQCvky\">found in a recent study<\/a>,\u201d the Inquirer noted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cSomeone who\u2019s dependent on a very toxic drug supply has a very small window in which they feel well enough to even consider treatment,\u201d\u00a0Daniel Teixeira da Silva, the medical director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/an-anti-racist-public-health-agenda-nyc-board-votes-to-declare-racism-a-public-health-crisis\/\" title=\"\u2018An Anti-Racist Public Health Agenda\u2019: NYC Board Votes To Declare Racism A Public Health Crisis\">city health department\u2019<\/a>s division of substance use prevention and harm reduction, said. \u201cIt\u2019s really a vicious cycle, and this just makes it worse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1712759107458000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2Tu_bbgaIzPZlwVTiisdPO\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The U.S. Department of Justice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov\/drug_chem_info\/benzimidazole-opioids.pdf\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov\/drug_chem_info\/benzimidazole-opioids.pdf&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1712761220662000&#038;usg=AOvVaw1i-vA2ikrNUdHNHNNikAWJ\">stated<\/a> in January of nitazenes, also known as\u00a0Benzimidazole-Opioids,<b> <\/b>\u201cRecently, a number of synthetic substances of the benzimidazole structural class are being trafficked and abused for their opioid-like effects. \u2026 The population likely to abuse benzimidazole-opioids appears to be the same as those abusing prescription opioid analgesics, heroin, and other synthetic opioid substances. \u2026 In the illicit drug market, some of these benzimidazole-opioids have been identified in drug seizures. \u2026 Since 2019, there have been over 4,300 reports of benzimidazole-opioids to NFLIS-Drug. \u2026 With no approved medical use, the positive identification of these substances in toxicology cases underscore the public health threat associated with their presence in the illicit drug market.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Philadelphia faces a rising death toll from nitazene analogues, synthetic opioids 40 times stronger than fentanyl. The city has linked at least five deaths to these lethal drugs, with a possibility of twelve more fatalities connected to their use. As this crisis unfolds, authorities are intensifying efforts to combat this deadly drug epidemic<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":2216438,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2023\/03\/GettyImages-1245579229-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2216437","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2023\/03\/GettyImages-1245579229-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2216437","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2216437"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2216437\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2216438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2216437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2216437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2216437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}