Posted on 06/03/2022 7:05:44 AM PDT by dynachrome
A fairly new drug is finding its way into the U.S., and law enforcement personnel say it’s 20 times more potent than fentanyl.
It’s called ISO, which is short for isotonitazene. The Drug Enforcement Administration says drug dealers are mixing it with other illegal drugs, making them more potent.
“It is here. It’s present, and how potent this is — it’s not worth the one time they might use it. It’s not worth that extra high they might get because that could be their only time or their last time,” said Britney Morris, public information officer for the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office.
The drug is so powerful that is someone were to overdose, it would take multiple doses of Narcan to reverse the effects.
ISO was first identified in 2019 in the Midwest, but now it’s popping up in the Southern U.S. and along the Eastern Seaboard. As of publication, there were no reported cases of the drug in Northeast Florida, but the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office recently confirmed two overdose deaths from 2021 that were caused by ISO.
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No one is doing it on purpose, it’s caused by cross contamination during preparation to distribute at the street level.
Most drugs are no worse than alcohol. Only difference is the legality.
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