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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Amy-Clare Martin

‘A ticking time bomb’: Grieving mother’s warning over deadly Chinese opioid epidemic

Claire Rocha

When Claire Rocha received the results of her son Dylan’s post-mortem, she had never heard of isotonitazene – the potent synthetic opioid which prematurely claimed his life.

At up to 500 times stronger than morphine, even the most minute doses can prove fatal.

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