An influx of lethally strong synthetic opioids could fuel a “second wave” of the UK’s drug deaths crisis, leading public health experts have warned.
Britain already suffers thousands of drug deaths every year, despite so far being spared a US-style opioid epidemic. But the esteemed Faculty of Public Health (FPH) warned on Friday that global drug markets are “rapidly evolving”, reflecting growing alarm that the UK may soon be awash with super-strength drugs.
