Highly potent synthetic opioid found in wastewater of four Kansas City-area schools

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The wastewater systems at four Kansas City-area schools have tested positive for a highly potent class of synthetic opioid described as being five to 10 times stronger than fentanyl, the Missouri Department of Public Safety (DPS) confirmed with FOX4 Tuesday.

Last week, the Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) issued a public health advisory, informing Missourians of the growing presence of nitazenes — an illicit opioid with a reputation for causing overdoses and deaths in unsuspecting victims.

According to the DHSS and the United States Drug Enforcement Agency, nitazenes — also referred to as isotonitazene or “ISO”— were first identified around 2019 and are commonly found in and marketed as other drugs, such as counterfeit pills, illicit powders, unregulated cannabis products and vape liquid.

After a recently conducted volunteer wastewater test at educational institutions across Missouri, this “deadly” substance has now been found in multiple schools in the state — including the Kansas City metro.

Since January, the DPS has tested the wastewater systems at 37 schools in 28 counties. Of those 37 schools, at least 26 came back positive for nitazenes (about 70%), with several still awaiting their test results.

more at https://fox4kc.com/news/highly-potent-synthetic-opioid-found-in-wastewater-of-four-kansas-city-area-schools/
 

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I remeber reading sometime ago that a river I used to canoe on now tests positive for Cocaine.