{"id":122475,"date":"2023-12-04T08:39:44","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T08:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lasixlineon.com\/?p=122475"},"modified":"2023-12-04T08:39:44","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T08:39:44","slug":"frankenstein-drug-50-times-more-powerful-than-fentanyl-flooding-uk-streets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lasixlineon.com\/world-news\/frankenstein-drug-50-times-more-powerful-than-fentanyl-flooding-uk-streets\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Frankenstein drug’ 50-times more powerful than fentanyl flooding UK streets"},"content":{"rendered":"
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    The UK could be hit by a "tsunami" of deaths caused by a powerful new 'Frankenstein drug' that is 50 times more powerful than fentanyl.<\/p>\n

    Nitazenes are flooding the UK drug market, mostly from China, as the flow of opiods from Afghanistan is stemmed by the block imposed by the Taliban, who have taken over poppy fields.<\/p>\n

    The synthetic opioid drugs, also known as 2-benzyl benzimidazole opioids, have an extremely high potency and pose a substantial risk of overdose, hospitalisation and death.<\/p>\n

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    Drug expert Tony D\u2019Agostino, who trains frontline workers, told the Sun: \u201cThey are called Frankenstein drugs because they can be mixed with tablets or powder. They don\u2019t have a \u2018face\u2019 or any sort of look.<\/p>\n

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    \u201cThey can make their way into the heroin supply chain and Xanax-type drugs that are bought online or through social media.<\/p>\n

    \u201cThe bigger worry is if they make their way into the cannabis market because up to 16million Brits take cannabis."<\/p>\n

    He added that the drugs were actually created decades ago but were actually shelved due to their power. They were reportedly developed as an alternative to morphine.<\/p>\n

    \u201cThese drugs were developed in the late 1950s by a Swiss company that shelved them because they were too potent," he added.<\/p>\n

    He said "underground chemists" are looking for nitazenes as the heroin supply from Afghanistan starts to run out.<\/p>\n

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