Potent drugs such as nitazenes could appear at Irish festivals this summer, HSE expert warns
Nitazine, a powerful synthetic opioid, caused dozens of overdoses in Dublin and Cork late last year.
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Nitazine, a powerful synthetic opioid, caused dozens of overdoses in Dublin and Cork late last year.
The HSE will provide drug testing at Mother Pride Block Party, District 8 Garden Party, Electric Picnic and District X this summer
Through ‘back of house’ checking, drugs will be analysed in real time, in a collaboration between the HSE, Gardaí and festival organisers.
Health officers want to find out more about the increasing use of ketamine in Ireland.
Ketamine, the drug that led to Friends star Matthew Perry’s death, has been implicated in five recent deaths in Ireland and rising year-on-year admissions to treatment facilities.