Nitazenes and xylazine: what’s behind the rise of dangerous synthetic drugs? – podcast
Social affairs correspondent Robert Booth tells Madeleine Finlay why a class of synthetic opioids called nitazenes, first developed in the 1950s, is leading to a worrying number of fatal overdoses in the UK. And she hears from toxicology and addiction specialist Dr Joseph D’Orazio about a tranquilliser called xylazine that has been showing up in alarming volumes in the US illegal drug supply and is now starting to appear in toxicology reports in the UK
Clips: Sky News, CBS News
- In the US, call or text SAMHSA’s National Helpline on 988. In the UK, Action on Addiction is available on 0300 330 0659. In Australia, the Opioid Treatment Line is 1800 642 428, or call the National Alcohol and Other Drug Hotline on 1800 250 015.
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