Nitazene Overdoses Driving Higher Rates of Cardiac Arrest, Requiring Larger Doses of Naloxone
Nitazenes—an emerging subclass of synthetic opioids—were found to significantly increase the rate of cardiac arrest in overdose cases and require significantly higher doses of naloxone during in-hospital treatment compared to overdoses involving fentanyl, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open on Tuesday. The study is the first conducted with human subjects to show […]