EU to examine draft proposals for drug alert system for all member states

A HSE warning sign in Dublin last year following overdoses of nitazene. A HSE-led group urged the Government to give political priority and resources to prepare for future supplies of potentially deadly synthetic opioids hitting the country. File photo: Leah Farrell/© RollingNews.ie

A new EU drug alert system is being set up in a bid to rapidly identify new dangerous substances and advise member states on how to respond.

Draft proposals are being considered this Friday by the EU drugs body which will recommend that assessments be carried out to determine how member states are to identify and deal with new drug threats.