17 drug overdoses in Cork in 10 days linked to nitazene

A HSE warning sign in College Green in Dublin. File Picture: Leah Farrell/© RollingNews.ie

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.