Keyword "synthetic opioids" - List of latest news (10 results)

22/04 Deadly drugs find new Aussie market

Deadly drugs that have killed young people across the country have been found by Northern Territory health workers for the first time.

25/11 Famous UK seaside town with so many homeless there’s ‘shanty town’ on the beach

A UK seaside town is being blighted by "Frankenstein heroin" as drug-addicted homeless residents wander the seafront.

04/09 Flesh-rotting 'zombie drug' tranq banned in Government drug crackdown

The powerful animal tranquiliser xylazine will be made a class C drug, under new laws set out in Parliament.

15/08 UK border brutally exposed as gangs smuggle 'thousands' through undetected

Exclusive: Gangs are "helping" migrants pass through border controls on numerous visa and settlement schemes, investigators said.

11/08 New wave of drugs threaten to create UK 'zombie nation'

Leading think tank sounds alarm about drugs notorious for rotting users' skin

24/04 ‘Potent’: Opioid overdose warning

NSW Health has issued a public health warning after about 20 people suffered severe opioid overdoses in the Penrith area in the past month.

10/03 ‘Profound’ threat of lethal synthetic opioids is growing in Europe, officials warn

‘Profound’ threat of lethal synthetic opioids is growing in Europe, officials warn - Nitazenes – now being identified in UK supplies of heroin and illicit sedatives – caused rapid rises in drug deaths when they became prevalent in Baltic countries, warns EU drugs agency

09/01 Haunting video shows terrifying drug trend

A heartbreaking interview with a homeless young woman has highlighted a terrifying and deadly new drug trend that is ruining lives and sweeping across the US.

25/08 Aussie relapses in US fentanyl ground zero

An Australian man who only eight years ago found himself addicted and alone at ground zero of a United States opioid crisis has shared a powerful warning about a drug that is knocking on Australia’s door.

08/05 Dire warning over deadly tablets

An urgent health alert has been issued after a number of counterfeit medications being sold illegally to Aussies were found to contain a deadly substance.