Directorate warns about dangerous substance in fake blister packs after death
The Danish Health Authority has issued a warning about counterfeit OxyContin blister packs containing a dangerously potent substance linked to a recorded death from poisoning.
Synthetic opioids may have caused hundreds more UK deaths than thought
Research indicates that deaths from nitazenes, a potent synthetic opioid, in the UK may be underestimated by up to one-third due to missed detection in toxicology tests.