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Nitazenes, more potent than fentanyl, are emerging in New York

Nitazenes, more potent than fentanyl, are emerging in New York
health • 9/15/2025

The Drug Enforcement Administration said a new class of synthetic opioids, which can be even stronger than fentanyl, have been popping up in New York.

ALBANY — A powerful and potentially deadly new group of synthetic opioids known as nitazenes are infiltrating New York’s drug supply, even as the state still struggles with a fentanyl-fueled addiction crisis. During a narcotics raid in Long Island la... [4497 chars]