Substance more deadly than fentanyl linked to spate of Dublin overdoses

A substance found in contaminated heroin that has been linked to an unprecedented spike in overdoses in Dublin can be more deadly than fentanyl, the HSE has warned.

A substance found in adulterated heroin that has been linked to an unprecedented spike in overdoses in Dublin can be more deadly than fentanyl, the HSE has warned.

Nitazenes, a substance found in heroin samples linked to these overdoses, have emerged in Europe as an increasingly popular and dangerous synthetic opioid, said Professor Eamon Keenan, the national clinical lead for the HSE's addiction services.