Opioids
Isobutonitazene
Street names: Isobutono, iBu-nitazene
Overdose? Act now. Call emergency services — say "unresponsive, not breathing". Give naloxone for opioid-like signs. Hotlines
⚡What it does
- Branched-chain nitazene — opioid euphoria and sedation
- High potency, rapid onset
⚠Key risks
- Emerging 2024 in EU and US drug-checking data
- Sold in counterfeit pills with wildly uneven content — one pill can differ 10× from the next
- Missed by standard opioid screens
- Cluster overdoses reported where it entered local supplies
✚Overdose signs
- Pinpoint pupils, unresponsive
- Slow or stopped breathing
- Blue lips/fingertips
Category comparison — Opioids
| Substance | Class | Top risks | Street price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isobutonitazene | Not scheduled | Emerging 2024 in EU and US drug-checking data; Sold in counterfeit pills with wildly uneven content — one pill can differ 10× from the next | ~$1–3 per counterfeit pill wholesale |
| Heroin | Schedule I | Extremely addictive — physical dependence in weeks; Overdose: breathing slows or stops | ~$10–$40 per bag |
| Fentanyl | Schedule II | Respiratory depression; Addiction in days | ~$20–$40 per counterfeit pill |
| Fentanyl HCl (powder) | Schedule II / analogue prosecutions | Lab-purity powder is far stronger than street mixes; Weighing errors are fatal | ~$60–$120/gram wholesale equivalent |
| Acetylfentanyl | Schedule I | ~5–15× weaker than fentanyl but still deadly at gram-level mistakes; Frequent cause of cluster overdoses | ~$25–$60/g where found |
| Furanylfentanyl (Fu-F) | Schedule I | Linked to hundreds of fatal overdoses 2016–2018; Potency similar to fentanyl | ~$20–$50/g |
Street prices are regional estimates. Potency and cuts vary constantly.
?Frequently asked questions
What does Isobutonitazene look like?
White crystalline powder; found in 'oxycodone' counterfeit pills
What are the signs of a Isobutonitazene overdose?
Pinpoint pupils, unresponsive; Slow or stopped breathing; Blue lips/fingertips Call emergency services immediately and give naloxone if available — it reverses opioid overdoses.
How addictive is it?
Emerging 2024 in EU and US drug-checking data Dependence can develop with regular use.
🔗Sources & further reading
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