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Butonitazene is a
benzimidazole Benzimidazole is a heterocyclic aromatic organic compound. This bicyclic compound may be viewed as fused rings of the aromatic compounds benzene and imidazole. It is a white solid that appears in form of tabular crystals. Preparation Benzimi ...
derivative with
opioid Opioids are a class of Drug, drugs that derive from, or mimic, natural substances found in the Papaver somniferum, opium poppy plant. Opioids work on opioid receptors in the brain and other organs to produce a variety of morphine-like effects, ...
effects, which has been sold over the internet as a
designer drug A designer drug is a structural or functional analog of a controlled substance that has been designed to mimic the pharmacological effects of the original drug, while avoiding classification as illegal and/or detection in standard drug tests. ...
. It has relatively low potency compared to many related compounds, and has generally been encountered as a component of mixtures with other substances rather than in its pure form. However, it is still several times the potency of
morphine Morphine, formerly also called morphia, is an opiate that is found naturally in opium, a dark brown resin produced by drying the latex of opium poppies (''Papaver somniferum''). It is mainly used as an analgesic (pain medication). There are ...
and has been implicated in several cases of
drug overdose A drug overdose (overdose or OD) is the ingestion or application of a drug or other substance in quantities much greater than are recommended. Retrieved on September 20, 2014.
. Butonitazene is a Schedule I drug in the US, along with several related compounds.


See also

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Etonitazene Etonitazene, also known as EA-4941 or CS-4640, is a List of benzimidazole opioids, benzimidazole opioid, first reported in 1957, that has been shown to have approximately 1,000 to 1,500 times the potency (pharmacology), potency of morphine in anim ...
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Isotonitazene Isotonitazene is a synthetic opioid analgesic drug from the nitazene class and structural homolog of etonitazene, which has been sold as a designer drug. It has only around half the potency of etonitazene in animal studies, but it is likely eve ...
* Metonitazene *
Protonitazene Protonitazene is a benzimidazole derivative with potent opioid effects which has been sold over the internet as a designer drug since 2019, and has been identified in various European countries, as well as Canada, the US and Australia. It has bee ...
* Secbutonitazene


References

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