Presence of nitazene, a dangerous synthetic opioid, confirmed in yellow, round counterfeit tablets
Analysis by the Emerging Trends Laboratory at the HSE National Drug Treatment Centre has confirmed the presence of nitazene, a potent and dangerous synthetic opioid, in the yellow, round counterfeit benzodiazepine tablets associated with these overdoses.
How Dublin City Council’s new anti-migrant councillors will complicate the business of local governmentDue to unknown risks, the HSE is urging those who use drugs to avoid these tablets, new batches or types of drugs, or obtaining drugs from new sources. It also advises accessing naloxone, which temporarily reverses the effects of opiate-type drugs, from a local service or doctor.
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