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New powerful synthetic opioids behind sharp rise in Scottish drugs deaths
Eleven per cent increase in fatalities last year partly down to presence of nitazenes in Scotland’s illicit drug market New forms of a powerful synthetic opioid have contributed to a sharp rise in Scottish drug deaths, with the latest…
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New forms of a powerful synthetic opioid known as nitazenes have been linked to an 11 % rise in drug‑related deaths in Scotland last year, according to the latest figures released by the National Records of Scotland. The data show that the presence of nitazenes in the illicit drug market contributed significantly to the increase in fatalities.
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