Deadly Synthetic Opioid Nitazene Claims Seven Lives in South Australia, Mixed into Common Street Drugs
ADELAIDE, Australia — South Australian officials are sounding the alarm over a lethal synthetic opioid, nitazene, which has been implicated in seven deaths due to overdoses in the region over the last two and a half years. This drug, significantly more potent than morphine, has been discovered as a contaminant in various street drugs, raising concerns over its escalating impact. According to Victoria Cock, statewide clinical director for Drug and Alcohol Services South Australia, nitazene …