News The inside story of nitazenes and the drug deaths crisis rocking Britain

[ghostfreak]

Just came across a news article on Apple News about Nitazanes in the UK.

Here’s an extract:

Authorities are reluctant to discuss the growing epidemic that has ravaged Birmingham, but Big Issue’s investigation led us to a retired GP who’s gathered the truth. This is the inside story of nitazenes – the synthetic opioid crisis sweeping the UK

Check it out here Article

 

[Shinji Ikari]

I've purchased the big issue dozens of times over the years but this might be the first time I've actually read it

Seriously though it's terrifying. I'm not an opioid user but I use ketamine and benzos regularly enough and the risk of cross contamination alone is enough to give me pause.

The last few paragraphs were really depressing where they go into all the "progress" the police have made in seizing these substances and adding emerging variants to the Class-A roster, like banning them is going to achieve anything other than forcing something even worse to take its place.

I despair.