Protonitazene (or a closely related nitazene) detected in pale purple liquid expected to contain oxycodone
Published on October 18, 2026
No oxycodone was detected. The sample was in propylene glycol. This is similar to liquids that may be used to make opioid vapes or mixtures like “lean”. Nitazenes are highly potent synthetic opioids. Some nitazenes can be hundreds of times more potent than morphine. We detected protonitazene or one of its isomers - compounds that