Fresh HSE red alert on synthetic opioids in Cork and Dublin

The warning follows the discovery of two types of nitazenes, often far more powerful than heroin, in the Irish drug market.

The HSE has issued a red alert warning following the discovery of synthetic opioids in drugs sold in both Cork and Dublin.

The warning follows the discovery of two different types of nitazenes, which are often far more powerful than heroin, in the Irish drug market.