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Title: Possible illegal drug synthesis.
Post by: Trachadare on March 03, 2020, 12:48:20 AM

With the availability of narcan is there no concern clandestine labs migh find a way to synthesize analgesics from it? Since it was originally synthesized from oxycodone, and chemical rings of agonists, and antagonists are so similar.

Title: Re: Possible illegal drug synthesis.
Post by: billnotgatez on March 03, 2020, 05:10:43 AM

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Title: Re: Possible illegal drug synthesis.
Post by: Borek on March 03, 2020, 09:11:19 AM

Nah, nothing wrong with the question.

generally speaking: there are many medicines that could be used as intermediates for a synthesis of drugs. Those that are easy to use are typically regulated.

Sometimes it has a side effect of medicines that become unavailable, which is a problem for those using them to treat some condition. Several years ago someone wrote a tongue-in-a-cheek paper testing whether it is possible to go the other way - produce an active component of a medicine from a drug available on the black market.

It actually worked.

Title: Re: Possible illegal drug synthesis.
Post by: billnotgatez on March 03, 2020, 10:04:16 AM

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