17 drug overdoses in Cork in 10 days linked to nitazene

12 of the overdoses took place between Wednesday, December 6, and Tuesday, December 12, a further five occurred up to Friday
17 drug overdoses in Cork in 10 days linked to nitazene

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Sat, 16 Dec, 2023 - 21:12
Ann Murphy

There have been 17 non-fatal overdoses linked to drugs containing nitazene in Cork City over the past 10 days.

It is understood that while 12 of the overdoses took place between Wednesday, December 6, and Tuesday, December 12, a further five occurred up to Friday.

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