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Unknown drug more dangerous than fentanyl is killing hundreds as warning issued

  • A new report reveals that nitazenes, synthetic opioids stronger than fentanyl, are killing hundreds in Europe, according to The Wall Street Journal.
  • Street nitazenes can be up to 250 times as potent as heroin and five times stronger than fentanyl. Just small amounts can cause fatal overdoses, raising severe public health concerns.
  • The Drug Enforcement Administration warned last year that Mexican cartels could easily obtain nitazenes from China-suppliers.
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Nitazene, dozens or hundreds of times more potent than heroin, had been detected in 21 European Union countries by 2023.

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The Independent broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Wednesday, July 30, 2025.
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