GARDAÍ ARE ISSUING warnings to the public that a drug about 100 times more potent than morphine is being mixed with heroin and cocaine.
On Monday night’s CrimeCall, gardaí said that there was a worrying trend emerging of the opioid ‘fentanyl’ being mixed with the illegal drugs, and could result in higher numbers of overdoses.
Tony Duffin, CEO of Ana Liffey Drug Project said that in recent days, they’ve had reports from people who inject drugs that heroin is ‘stronger than before’.
“People who have a tolerance for a certain amount of heroin, to keep them from getting sick from opiate withdrawal, are finding themselves very intoxicated by the same amount of heroin. In some cases people report overdosing.”
Source: Gráinne Ní Aodha,The Journal.ie, 31/05/17
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