Awareness campaign about lethal drug 600 times stronger than morphine

Family and friends of heroin users are being targeted in a public awareness campaign about a lethal drug that is up to 600 times stronger than morphine.

Fentanyl, an opiate drug similar to heroin, has been linked to five deaths — three in Dublin and two in Cork over the last three months.

The HSE is anxious that heroin users fully know about fentanyl as even the smallest amount can kill.