First Case in Italy of Fatal Intoxication Involving the New Opioid U-47700

• Main Authors: Enrico Gerace (Author), Alberto Salomone (Author), Clemente Luciano (Author), Daniele Di Corcia (Author), Marco Vincenti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The drug commonly known as U-47700 is a strong μ-opioid agonist with an approximate potency 7.5 times higher than morphine. It has been available in Europe since 2014, where it is usually sold through the internet or black market as an abuse morphine-like substance. In the case reported here, a Cauc...