'Gambling with your life': Drug 10 times more potent than fentanyl found in Australia

'Gambling with your life': Drug 10 times more potent than fentanyl found in Australia

A deadly drug ten times more potent than fentanyl has been found in illicit drugs nationally, prompting an urgent warning from the Australian Federal Police.The synthetic opioids called nitazenes have been found in counterfeit pain medication in NSW, Queensland, Victoria and the ACT over the past few months.The drug can cause "serious and unpredictable health issues", according to the AFP, including overdoses, loss of consciousness, shallow or…

Detections of dangerous nitazenes in fake pharmaceuticals continue to rise

The AFP is concerned over a continued rise in counterfeit pharmaceuticals found to contain nitazenes. Photo: AFP. Canberrans have been urged not to buy counterfeit pain medications as authorities detect a “worrying” trend where they’re being used to illegally smuggle nitazenes into the country. Nitazenes are an illicit and dangerous synthetic opioid which can cause serious and unpredictable health effects, including overdose, which may present a…