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Last year
2024
Portlaoise Prison overdoses caused by new synthetic benzo never found in Ireland before
It was initially thought that the substance was a synthetic opioid.
Potent drugs such as nitazenes could appear at Irish festivals this summer, HSE expert warns
Nitazine, a powerful synthetic opioid, caused dozens of overdoses in Dublin and Cork late last year.
All time
The US is suing Walmart over the opioid crisis
Two million people are addicted to opioid drugs in US, with 90 dying every day