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On the Horizon: The Synthetic Opioid U-49900
Synthetic opioid use continues to be a problem in the United States. New designer opioids continue to be released as "research chemicals" by vendors, leading to widespread use and potentially devastating consequences. U-49900 is a new synthetic opioid with limited clinical data available....
Autores principales: | , , , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5679768/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29152436 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.1679 |
Sumario: | Synthetic opioid use continues to be a problem in the United States. New designer opioids continue to be released as "research chemicals" by vendors, leading to widespread use and potentially devastating consequences. U-49900 is a new synthetic opioid with limited clinical data available. Herein, we provide an overview of U-49900, the anecdotal accounts of U-49900 use that clinicians need to be made aware of, and a call for the federal government to take immediate action in curtailing the use of U-49900. |
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