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Ireland’s drug problem: Rise of killer synthetic opioids

Some 25 of these synthetic opioids have been detected since 2009, including nine last year.

One of these drugs, known as fentanyls, are the most prevalent and, as reported by the Irish Examiner last year, were behind five deaths in Dublin and Cork in 2016.

Gardaí continue to warn unsuspecting users that fentanyl is being mixed in with heroin and cocaine.

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Source: Cormac O'Keeffe, The Irish Examiner, 07/06/17 

Posted by drugs.ie on 06/07 at 09:00 AM in
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