State warns of nitazene, a new highly potent opioid found in Missouri KBIA More than 1200 vape vials laced with nitazene, a synthetic opioid 200 times more potent than morphine, were sold across Sydney, sparking Australia's first arrest over vapes spiked with the drug. Police Missouri health officials warn nitazenes, potent synthetic opioids, are hard to detect Synthesis, Chemical Characterization, and Opioid Receptor Activity Assessment of the Emerging Group of Nitazene 2 Benzylbenzimidazole Synthetic Opioids ACS Chemical Neuroscience Full article: Protonitazene detection in two cases of opioid toxicity following the use of tetrahydrocannabinol vape products in Australia Explainer: nitazenes and xylazine a cause for concern News Chemistry World