HSE's opioid 'red alert' saved a number of lives, committee told

A HSE warning in Cork City about nitazene overdose. The notice was issued by the HSE in Dublin on November 10. Picture: HSE

A "red alert" warning about overdosing on a new drug led to a number of lives being saved in Dublin, as workers feared fentanyl had reached Ireland, a Joint Policing Committee has heard.

The notice was issued by the HSE on November 10 which saw posters, fliers, and signs put up all over the inner city warning users about an opioid called nitazene.