The green tablets look like OxyContin, but they actually contain protonitazepyne, a synthetic opioid 25 times stronger than fentanyl.
“This drug is super dangerous,” said Dr. Anne-Frédérique Lambert-Slythe, medical consultant at the CIUSSS de la Capitale-Nationale.
This synthetic opioid has recently surfaced in Quebec City and was found circulating around Montreal at the start of 2024.
Public health authorities say the tablets can be spotted by their green colour and markings of “80” and “OP,” and are advising Quebecers to keep an eye out for signs of overdose.
Naloxone, a medication that can stop overdoses, is available free of charge in pharmacies, and several doses of the antidote may have to be administered to people who have taken protonitazepyne.
It is recommended that users in Quebec City go to local community organizations like SABSA to test their substances for protonitazepyne.
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The green tablets look like OxyContin, but they actually contain protonitazepyne, a synthetic opioid 25 times stronger than fentanyl.
“This drug is super dangerous,” said Dr. Anne-Frédérique Lambert-Slythe, medical consultant at the CIUSSS de la Capitale-Nationale.
This synthetic opioid has recently surfaced in Quebec City and was found circulating around Montreal at the start of 2024.
Public health authorities say the tablets can be spotted by their green colour and markings of “80” and “OP,” and are advising Quebecers to keep an eye out for signs of overdose.
Naloxone, a medication that can stop overdoses, is available free of charge in pharmacies, and several doses of the antidote may have to be administered to people who have taken protonitazepyne.
It is recommended that users in Quebec City go to local community organizations like SABSA to test their substances for protonitazepyne.
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At least Naloxone works against it, but yeah that’s terrible…
But you need several doses