Nahar, Limon K and Andrews, Rebecca and Paterson, Sue (2023) Rapid response: Evolving use of recreational drugs in UK – Nitazenes and Xylazine. BMJ, 383, p. 2280. doi.org/10.1136/bmj.p2280.
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Dear Editor, Although traditional recreational drugs, such as heroin, cocaine and amphetamines are still prevalent in the UK, nitazenes should not be ignored. Nitazenes are very potent synthetic opioids1 2 3 and have been linked with heroin associated deaths due to adulterated heroin. 4 In the UK, nitazenes are being also used in combination with xylazine. Xylazine is a non-opioid veterinary anaesthetic and causes severe central nervous system (CNS) depression....
B Substances > New (novel) psychoactive substances > Other novel substances > Xylazine, detomidine, medetomidine
G Health and disease > Substance use disorder (addiction) > Drug use disorder > Drug intoxication > Poisoning (overdose)
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Type of care > Emergency care
P Demography, epidemiology, and history > Population dynamics > Substance related mortality / death
VA Geographic area > Europe > United Kingdom
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