Secbutonitazene 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 colorless solid.
Preparation
Benzimidazole is produced by condensation of ...
derivative which has been sold 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. Des ...
. It is presumed to have
opioid
Opioids are substances that act on opioid receptors to produce morphine-like effects. Medically they are primarily used for pain relief, including anesthesia. Other medical uses include suppression of diarrhea, replacement therapy for opioi ...
effects similar to related compounds, though its pharmacology has not yet been studied.
See also
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Butonitazene
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Isotonitazene
Isotonitazene is a benzimidazole derived opioid analgesic drug related to 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 even less potent in humans ...
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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 ...
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List of benzimidazole opioids
Benzimidazole opioids, also known as nitazenes, are a class of synthetic opioids with an unusual benzimidazole structure often referred to as opioid New Psychoactive Substances (opioid NPS). First synthesized in the 1950s by CIBA Pharmaceuticals ...
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Analgesics
Designer drugs
Benzimidazole opioids
Aromatic ethers
Diethylamino compounds
Nitroarenes
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