Other than #nitazenes (nasty stuff), I don't think the #drugs usage patterns in #Suffolk have changed all that much - all this stuff was widespread 20 years ago when I first moved here... maybe its just a case that more folk are at least getting treatment - but you've also got the local Tory Councillor sticking her oar in and moaning about "demand reduction" (i.e more #prohibition - which they have been trying 2 decades with only limited success)

https://www.ipswich.co.uk/articles/from-heroin-to-ketamine-how-suffolks-drug-use-is-changing

Queensland Health issues public health alert as person dies after ingesting rare nitazene

A second person has died this month after ingesting a synthetic opioid in Queensland, raising concerns about the…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #AU #Australia #drugs #nitazenes #qld #Queensland #queenslandhealth
https://www.newsbeep.com/185977/

Rare nitazene discovered at Canberra pill-testing site believed to be an Australian first

The operator of Canberra’s drug-checking service says a potentially deadly illicit substance detected over the weekend is so…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #ACT #AU #Australia #byCanberra'sdrug-checkingfacility. #Canberra #cantest #drugtesting #isotocyanozene #localstories #nitazenes #pill #Testing
https://www.newsbeep.com/140528/

PSA: #Nitazenes are finding their way into #cocaine and other substances sold as #partydrugs all across the #UK - also #xylazine is turning up as an adulterant (its been reported in street #ketamine).

I'm also increasingly hearing of people from the #rave scene who don't normally take the harder stuff keeling over as they accidentally end up consuming these substances - #drugs #harmreduction

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce3qe3dek0xo

Bellingcat: The Rise of Nitazenes: Chinese Suppliers Behind Ads for Deadly Opioids Targeting Europe. “A months-long open source investigation by Bellingcat and publishing partner Postimees has identified a trove of more than 1,000 online adverts selling six of the most common types of nitazenes and offering worldwide delivery. The investigation team analysed the websites, social media […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/01/21/the-rise-of-nitazenes-chinese-suppliers-behind-ads-for-deadly-opioids-targeting-europe-bellingcat/

Neue tödliche #Drogen-Gefahr auch in #Europa:

"Überall im Internet, von Social-Media-Plattformen bis zu Handelswebsites, wird für 👉#Nitazenes geworben, ein #Opioid, das bis zu 500 Mal stärker ist als #Heroin.👈 Selbst Spuren dieser Droge können zu einer Überdosis führen, und das Opioid hat bereits Hunderte von Todesfällen in Europa...und Nordamerika verursacht. Wir untersuchen mehr als 1.000 Online-Anzeigen, in denen sechs der gängigsten Arten von #Nitazenen...
https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/01/20/chinese-link-to-nitazenes-targeting-europe/?utm_source=mastodon