# 183

NITAZINES

They’re showing-up more and more in fatal toxicology reports…in America.

https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug_chem_info/benzimidazole-opioids.pdf

Coming to a neighborhood near you. A great reason for only using substances prescribed by a physician and sold in a pharmacy, dosed appropriately.

A great reason for not purchasing substances “on the street” & from some unknown “dude” on the street, then self administering a substance to one’s body with absolutely no scientific awareness of all of its contents.

 # 182

XYLAZINE

Some Jurisdictions that test urine for all substances are now reporting that the referenced substance, 

XYLAZINE has been found in urine samples that also contain FENTANYL.

So what’s the big deal?  Users already know that they cannot conduct any detailed chemical analysis, they know that they are self-administering a “cocktail” of substances.

The “big deal” is this: XYLAZINE is an un-controlled horse tranquilizer.  When people believe that they are knowingly self-administering Fentanyl in order to obtain their “low,” (slowed respiration & heart rate), they are increasingly adding an additional substance that also slows respiration and heart rate.

In the event of a suspected xylazine overdose, experts recommend giving the opioid overdose reversal medication naloxone because xylazine is frequently combined with opioids.9 However, because xylazine is not an opioid, naloxone does not address the impact of xylazine on breathing.1,3,8 Because of this, experts are concerned that a growing prevalence of xylazine in the illicit opioid supply may render naloxone less effective for some overdoses.1,2,10 Emergency medical services should always be alerted to a suspected overdose. Learn more about stopping overdose from the CDC

https://nida.nih.gov/research-topics/xylazine

Since XYLAZINE is not an opioid, its action of slowing respiration and heart rate is not affected by Narcan/Naloxone.

Unwitting users of what they believe is Fentanyl may also be self-administering Xylazine which also can take their “low” to death.

In an old post, I published the story by British authorities to offer free drug testing at concerts with all criminal consequences being suspended.  Concert goers could provide a sample of the cocktail they planned to self-administer so chemists could determine the harm that could befall the user. No one confiscated the substances and an accurate chemical analysis was given to the potential user who purchased the “cocktail” from a stranger.

 

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Update on a vaccine for Fentanyl & other opioids.

https://heal.nih.gov/news/stories/OUD-vaccine

Absent a court order by which a Judge orders medical personnel to administer a 2nd drug that prevents a user’s “low” experience after self-administering a substance that quickly slows their respiration and heart rate THAT THEY SEEK (that can deliver slowing “lows” unto death, few Substance Use Disorder candidates for such a vaccine, while lucid, will rarely opt for the cure/vaccine.  As reported on this blog site, revived-by-NARCAN users frequently punch or hit medical personnel, angry because their “low” was interrupted, then they walk away to score opioids again.