A 21-year-old boy died in Navarre after consuming nitacene
He died in August 2024, and the University Hospital of Navarre has now confirmed that this was a nitacene death. This is the first death associated with this synthetic opioid in the Basque Country and in the Spanish states.
Navarra University Hospital, in a stock image.
The study carried out by the Toxicology Working Group of the Navarra Universidad Hospital (HUN) has concluded that behind the death of a 21-year-old who died in Navarre in 2024 is the consumption of nitacene, a synthetic opioid 40 times harder than fentanyl and heroin, according to experts.
It would be the first nitacene death in the Basque Country and in the Spanish State. However, the case has not yet been confirmed by the Department of Health of the Government of Navarre, since the first analyses carried out on the young person showed negative nitacene consumption.
The team that has analysed the case has reported the case in an internal hospital publication under the slogan "Nitazenos: a growing threat" , which states that on 28 July 2024, a 21-year-old was treated in the Emergency Service, unconscious and with severe respiratory problems. A had injuries from multiple drug use.
With the administration of three doses of naloxone, a drug to combat the effects of opioids, health personnel managed to restore and stabilize the young man's breathing. The first tests were negative on opioids and positive on amphetamine, methamphetamine, cannabis and cocaine.
On the same day, four hours after hospitalization, the young man applied for medical discharge, and five days later, he was found dead at home.
In the study, experts have highlighted the effects of nitacene consumption, which causes acute and persistent respiratory depression, higher than fentanyl, and very high mortality .
You might like
Hundreds of citizens report attempted macho murder yesterday in Berriz
Under the slogan 'Feminist Self-Defense in the Face of Aggression', a loud demonstration was held this afternoon in Berriz, where hundreds of citizens joined the protest called by the Feminist Movement to strongly denounce yesterday's macho aggression, to which Emakunde has also joined.
Basauri's macho murder has been reported in Berango
Convened by the Berango City Council and the Women's Association, the 44-year-old Berango woman who appeared dead with signs of violence was remembered this Tuesday.
The times of Hego Euskal Herria are already intangible cultural heritage
The Spanish Government recognizes in a royal decree the symbolic and social value of the times in the northern part of the Iberian Peninsula. The declaration will help to ensure the preservation of these traditional constructions, which jeopardize the lack of maintenance, homogenization and generational differences.
Before the collapse of the El Bocal Pass, the judge is investigating whether the police had a protocol to call 112
He will call authorities, agents and technicians to testify and has opened a new line of investigation into materials and runway maintenance.
There have been numerous rescues this Easter on the Basque coast
These days there have been situations close to the blurring of the holidays, and there have been numerous rescues at sea, both of people who have been surprised by the rise of the tide and of people dragged by the currents or caught by the waves, and fortunately there have been no casualties.
Martinez said it's important to have healthy habits, which account for 50% of the factors affecting health
The Health Counsellor encourages citizens to exercise, monitor food and reduce alcohol and cannabis use on the occasion of International Health Day.
On 18 April, in the capitals of the Basque Country, we invite you to leave your mobile phones and enjoy the family
Organized by the Basque Government, Donostia-San Sebastián, Bilbao and Vitoria-Gasteiz will celebrate the Day without Mobile Family, which aims to promote a more conscious use of technology in families. It has been presented by the Counsellor for Welfare, Youth and Demographic Challenge, Nerea Melgosa, as a "small gesture of caring for emotional well-being and restoring the value of shared time."
A network carrying drugs from Bizkaia to Navarre has been dismantled. Four people have been arrested and 22 kilos of speed seized
It was distributed from a flat in Ortuella to Navarre, and the person in charge of transporting the drug was a 76-year-old veteran criminal.
They called a demonstration this afternoon in Berriz to denounce Monday's serious macho attack
The 48-year-old man tried to kill his wife in Berriz and the woman was taken by helicopter to Cruces hospital. The detainee is still in the police station awaiting a statement before the judge. On the other hand, summoned by the Berango City Council, a rally will be held this afternoon to denounce the murder of Amaia.