Quiet destruction: Everything our investigation has uncovered about the nitazenes crisis
Beneath the surface of east London, a new synthetic opioid crisis is emerging – our six-month investigation has traced the
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Nitazenes
Deadlier than heroin or fentanyl, nitazenes have arrived in Tower Hamlets. A new investigative series by Tower Hamlets Slice asks, are we prepared for this new type of synthetic opioid?
Mapping a crisis: As synthetic opioid deaths rise, UK drug data is full of blind spots
Nitazenes are evolving, but without reliable data on drug deaths, consumption or supply routes, how can local authorities respond? The
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How inadequate nitazene testing is undermining the UK’s response to the deadly synthetic opioid crisis
Delays in better drug checking and toxicology are preventing life-saving interventions, especially in areas with the highest need. Since June
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How an east London woman turned to the dark web for nitazene-laced painkillers after medical dismissal
As GPs face growing pressure to cut long-term opioid prescriptions, patients like Dalia – cut off without warning – are
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England’s first drug overdose prevention site could be hosted in Tower Hamlets
A pop-up drug consumption site near Brick Lane this week could become the first facility of its kind in the
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Could Tower Hamlets’ proposed ‘culturally sensitive’ rehabilitation centre create better outcomes for the nitazenes crisis?
A Culturally Sensitive Rehabilitation Centre aimed at women, Muslims and ethnic minority residents opening later this year could be a
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Don’t stop the party: Recent nitazenes deaths in London expose gaps in nightlife drug safety
Once mainly a concern for heroin users, dangerous synthetic opioids have worked their way into the capital’s nightlife, with the
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Policing addiction: Why Tower Hamlets is spending big on enforcement amid a synthetic opioid crisis
With overdose deaths rising and dangerous new synthetic opioids seeping into the drug supply, Tower Hamlets is investing nearly £1
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The lone crusader: Why Zoë Garbett is London’s only politician talking about nitazenes
Health officials say that nitazenes and synthetic opioids are of increasing concern in London, but only one politician is doing
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Emergency advice released for Tower Hamlets to battle the nitazene and synthetic opioid crisis
New guidance from the Government for local authorities to fight synthetic drug deaths says Tower Hamlets must expand harm reduction,
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Nitazenes expose dangerous gaps in GP, pharmacy, and medical training in Tower Hamlets
Despite escalating warnings about a new highly potent synthetic opioid, pharmacists, general practitioners, and club-goers in Tower Hamlets remain critically
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Disappearing nitazenes: How a lethal synthetic opioid is slipping through post-mortem tests
As Tower Hamlets grapples with one of London’s highest opiate usage rates, a hidden wave of nitazene-linked deaths is going
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