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Table 2 Pharmacologically distinct non-opioid adulterants identified within 1007 samples of illicit fentanyl

From: Adulterants present in the San Diego county fentanyl supply: a laboratory analysis of seized law enforcement samples

Non-Opioid Adulterants

Stimulants

Sedative-Hypnotics

Anesthetics

Other

Methamphetamine

Xylazine

Lidocaine

Acetaminophen (Analgesic, antipyretic)

Cocaine

Alprazolam

Procaine

Dextromethorphan

Caffeine

Clonazolam

Bupivacaine

Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Cannabinoid)

Benzeneethanamine (amphetamine analogue)

Clonazepam

 

4-methylaminoantipyrine (Metamizole metabolite, analgesic)

 

Phenobarbital

 

Papaverine (Phosphodiesterase inhibitor)

 

Etizolam

 

Levamisole (Anthelminthic)

 

Carisoprodol

 

Mannitol, sorbitol (Diluents)

 

Diazepam