Metonitazene in the United States-Forensic toxicology assessment of a potent new synthetic opioid using liquid chromatography mass spectrometry

• Published in: Drug testing and analysis Vol. 13; no. 10; p. 1697
• Main Authors: Krotulski, Alex J, Papsun, Donna M, Walton, Sara E, Logan, Barry K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.10.2021
• Subjects: Adult; Analgesics, Opioid - analysis; Autopsy; Chromatography, Liquid - methods; Female; Fentanyl - analysis; Forensic Toxicology - methods; Humans; Illicit Drugs - analysis; Male; Mass Spectrometry - methods; Middle Aged; Substance Abuse Detection - methods; United States; United States; NPS; toxicology; LC-MS; forensic; opioid

Metonitazene is considered a new psychoactive substance (NPS) and emerging potent synthetic opioid, causing increased public health concern beginning in 2020. Metonitazene joins a growing list of new synthetic opioids (NSOs) contributing to deaths among people who use drugs in the United States and...