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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Amy-Clare Martin

Revealed: Deadly epidemic of super-strength Chinese opioids gripping Britain’s streets

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Six people in the UK are dying each week from super-strength street drugs made in China which are up to 500 stronger than morphine in a terrifying escalation in fatalities, The Independent can reveal.

Shocking new figures show 75 additional deaths have been linked to new synthetic opioids called nitazenes in the last 11 weeks to 9 May – bringing the death toll to 176 lives lost in less than a year.

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