Advisory Council On The Misuse Of Drugs
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This report from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) describes the use and harms of 2-benzyl benzimidazole (nitazene) opioids (including isotonitazene) and piperidine benzimidazolone opioids (including brorphine).
The report contains recommendations on the classification and scheduling of isotonitazene, brorphine and related substances, following a thorough review of the evidence available and using the expertise of the ACMD Novel Psychoactive Substances Committee (NPSC) members.
The report is a response to 2 separate ministerial commissions on isotonitazene and brorphine asking ACMD to advise on the appropriate classification and scheduling of these compounds under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and associated regulations. This needed to be in line with international controls of those compounds, as