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New powerful synthetic opioids behind sharp rise in Scottish drugs deaths

Eleven per cent increase in fatalities last year partly down to presence of nitazenes in Scotland’s illicit drug marketNew forms of a powerful synthetic opioid have contributed to a sharp rise in Scottish drug deaths, with the latest data showing an 11% increase in fatalities last yearAnnual figures released by National Records of Scotland (NRS) o…

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Eleven per cent increase in fatalities last year partly down to presence of nitazenes in Scotland’s illicit drug marketNew forms of a powerful synthetic opioid have contributed to a sharp rise in Scottish drug deaths, with the latest data showing an 11% increase in fatalities last yearAnnual figures released by National Records of Scotland (NRS) o…

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