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Evening Standard
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Nuray Bulbul

What are synthetic opioids? Potentially fatal Pyro found at crime scene

A potentially fatal synthetic opioid called etonitazene was found at the scene of the deaths of a man and a woman in their 40s, prompting Essex police to issue a caution.

Etonitazene is at least 1,000 times more strong than morphine and 40 times more potent than fentanyl.

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