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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Storm Newton

Calls for more support for nurses dealing with ‘human cost’ of opioid abuse

There have been more than 450 drug-related deaths linked to nitazenes in the UK since June 2023, according to the National Crime Agency (Jeff Moore/PA) - (PA Wire)

Healthcare staff are being left to deal with the “human cost” of abuse of opioids, some of which are more potent than heroin, nurses have warned.

Drugs such as nitazenes and fentanyl carry a higher risk of overdose, with nitazenes causing a spike in drug-related deaths in recent years.

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