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Adley, Mark (2017) DrugWatch information sheet: Fentanyls. UK & Ireland DrugWatch.

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Dail Debates

[Oireachtas] Dáil Éireann debate. Questions 343 & 345 - Illicit trade [Fentanyl & Ketamine] [1060/24, 1097/24]. (17 Jan 2024)

[Oireachtas] Dáil Éireann debate. Question 1638 – Misuse of drugs [Fentanyl] [1059/24]. (17 Jan 2024)

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 200 - substance misuse [30343/17] [Fentanyl]. (28 Jun 2017)

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 236 - Misuse of drugs [23886/17] [Fentanyl]. (18 May 2017)

Video

Sutherland, Rachel (2022) NDARC webinar series presentation: Feasibility and consumer acceptability of take-home fentanyl test strips. National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre.

Audio

Society for the Study of Addiction. Calder, Robert (2023) Addiction audio. Season 2, 2023. London: Society for the Study of Addiction.

News

[Irish Examiner] , Gibbs, Stephen and Southern, Keiran Inside the fentanyl trade powering the world’s deadliest drug crisis. (30 Mar 2024)

[Independent.ie] , Mohan, Sathishaa Fears killer drug Fentanyl now in Ireland after prison overdoses. (15 Dec 2023)

[RTE News] , Byrne, Louise Fentanyl: Could the killer drug reach our streets? (17 Oct 2023)

[Irish Examiner] , Loughlin, Elaine and McNally, Tadgh Gardaí trying to 'take down' crime groups to stop fentanyl reaching our shores, McEntee says. (12 Oct 2023)

[Irish Examiner] , Loughlin, Elaine Ireland must prepare for fentanyl surge, says Taoiseach. (23 Sep 2023)

[Irish Examiner] , O'Reilly, Alison Methadone clinics and injection centres 'needed to counter fentanyl threat'. (23 Sep 2023)

[Irish Examiner] , O'Keeffe, Cormac HSE prepares for arrival of killer synthetic drugs following Taliban opium crop crackdown. (01 Sep 2023)

[Irish Times] , Murray, Christine How fentanyl changed the game for Mexico’s drug cartels. (25 Jul 2023)

[Irish Examiner] , Baker, Noel Drugs smuggled into prisons after being sprayed onto letters and newspapers. (12 Nov 2020)

[Irish Examiner] , Dunphy, Liz Deadly synthetic drugs 'now mixed with cocaine and ecstasy', addiction therapists warn. (27 Aug 2020)

[BBC News Northern Ireland] , Glynn, Niall Fentanyl: More than 50 NI deaths in four years. (14 Feb 2020)

[thejournal.ie] , McDermott, Stephen The rise of opiates: How Ireland's 'broken' health service is behind a surge in prescription painkillers. (13 Sep 2018)

[Evening Echo] , McGuinness, Grainne Cork opioid ‘epidemic’. (06 Apr 2018)

[Independent.ie] , Horan, Niamh Antidote action plan to tackle drug more deadly than heroin. (29 Jan 2018)

[EMCDDA] New legislation published today to bring faster response to new drugs. (21 Nov 2017)

[EMCDDA] Furanylfentanyl to be placed under control across the EU. (15 Nov 2017)

[Belfast Telegraph] , Leonard, Victoria Drug Fentanyl 100 times more powerful than morphine is killer, warns Northern Ireland coroner. (22 Sep 2017)

[Irish Times] , Gallagher, Conor Fears that potent drug fentanyl may take hold in Ireland. (08 Aug 2017)

[United Nations Information Service] International Narcotics Control Board recommends international control of two fentanyl precursors. (02 Feb 2017)

Associated Press. [thejournal.ie] Elephant sedative emerges as new threat in US overdose battle. (31 Jul 2016)

[Irish Examiner] , Ring, Evelyn Awareness campaign about lethal drug 600 times stronger than morphine. (30 Jul 2016)

[Irish Examiner] , O'Keeffe, Cormac Gardaí and health officials brace for more deaths from synthetic heroin. (29 Jul 2016)

[Irish Mirror] , Gallagher, Conor Expert's warning over drug 15 times stronger than heroin about to hit Irish streets. (12 Oct 2015)