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by Dr Nicole Lee
· August 08, 2024 4:50 PM
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Earlier this month, drugs sold as cocaine in Melbourne were found to be contaminated with a powerful group of opioids, known as nitazenes.
These new synthetic drugs were also the suspected cause of four people being hospitalised in Sydney in May. And in April, nitazenes were found in drugs used by around 20 people who overdosed in outer Sydney.
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by Stefan Recupero
· July 20, 2024 5:06 PM
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The rise of synthetic opioids like nitazenes in Australia requires an urgent response. Understanding solutions such as nitazenes test strips and other harm reduction strategies is crucial to preventing a catastrophic health crisis.
Nitazenes: Australia's Looming Health Crisis
Imagine a drug so powerful that a minute dose the size of few grains of sand can kill you in minutes. This is the grim reality of a new class of drugs called nitazenes which are synthetic opioids up to 1000 times stronger than Morphine.