Drug users urged to avoid new types of drugs over concern about nitazenes sold as heroin
The HSE has extended its red alert about a potent synthetic opioid to Irish prison settings following a number of overdoses among the prison population.
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Meanwhile, last November, the HSE National Social Inclusion Office was notified of overdoses of concern occurring in homeless settings in Inner City Dublin. There are always risks and all drug user groups are advised to follow harm-reduction measures and get medical help immediately if a person becomes unwellAnalysis by Forensic Science Ireland of a sample obtained by Gardaí on the evening of the November 10th confirmed the emergence of nitazenes in a light brown/sandy-coloured powder on the Dublin heroin market.
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