Nitazenes, a deadly synthetic opioid many times stronger than fentanyl, has re-emerged in Australia, with the New South Wales (NSW) government pushed to take urgent action.
Nitazenes, which can be up to 500 times stronger than heroin, have caused dozens of overdoses in NSW this year. While just two milligrams of the substance can be a fatal dose, they have been found mixed in drugs sold as MDMA, cocaine, ketamine, heroin, illicit vapes, and counterfeit pharmaceuticals.
