Protonitazene has been described as a designer drug sold over the internet. But drug enforcement agents say it’s still uncommon. Here are some things to know about it. 1.

Protonitazene belongs to a family of opioids called “nitazenes,” which may be laced into other illicit drugs. Nitazene analogues were first synthesized in the late 1950s as a potential “non ...

Kyle Petersen, 39, of Newington, was sentenced Thursday in Bridgeport to 11.5 years in prison for trafficking narcotics in ...

The UK is on "the verge of a public health crisis" because of a synthetic opioid associated with an increasing number of ...

Protonitazene causes respiratory depression, similar to other synthetic opioids like fentanyl, Vicodin and OxyContin, CFSRE says. The drug causes someone who has overdosed to breathe too slowly or ...

A federal grand jury has indicted a Sulphur Springs woman in connection to the death of a juvenile who overdosed on a drug ...

A woman has been arrested in connection to the 2024 overdose death of teen in Hopkins County after federal authorities linked ...

The substance has been found in heroin, cannabis, and black market pills sold as the anti-anxiety drug diazepam ...

The Newington man was also sentenced to 18 months federal prison violating the conditions of his supervised release following ...

A Santa Clarita man pleaded guilty Friday to a federal charge in what is considered the nation’s first criminal case involving a death caused by the synthetic opioid protonitazene. Benjamin ...