Calls mount for improved drug checking and safe supply initiatives in Alberta, with new deadly substances serving as a persistent warning.
Metonitazene has made headlines in other parts of the world recently, including New Zealand and the United States, as it is more commonly being detected in those countries’ illegal drug supplies. Described as a novel synthetic opioid that may be stronger than fentanyl, metonitazene recently caused a public warning to people who use drugs in New Zealand after it was detected for the first time in the South Pacific nation.
Several harm-reduction advocates, as well as spokespersons for a health-care union and Alberta Health Services, told Postmedia this week the drug hasn’t been detected in Alberta. Metonitazene, a deadly synthetic opioid, was found amid a cache of drugs including cocaine, Ativan, 165,000 Xanax pills, crystal methamphetamine seized by Montreal police in 2021.“It might not have been detected yet because it’s mixed in with fentanyl and other down products,” said Porter. “We could have someone die from drug poisoning and an autopsy come through nine months from now and it shows up, but it’s not something that people are seeing .
“It’s like a precursor to what can come and so instead of reacting when once it’s here, we can put things in place and be more proactive,” said Porter.
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