A new report has for the first time found traces of highly potent opioids known as nitazenes in drugs consumed in Africa’s retail drug market.
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Highly potent opioids are showing up in drug users in Africa for the first time, report says
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fartington@lemm.ee 5 months ago
ryannathans@aussie.zone 5 months ago
Cannabis is probably one of the only drugs safe from nitazenes
Dendr0@fedia.io 5 months ago
At least until some General Mills or Unilever or whomever's front company comes along, industrializes it, and starts messing with it to whittle it down only to "fortify" it later.
Dendr0@fedia.io 5 months ago
Sort of like the CIA and the crack epidemic, wonder how much influence China's push into Africa has on this.
Wahots@pawb.social 5 months ago
Probably big. There was an interesting bit on NBC news last night about chinese gangs running drugs in Oklahoma and other states. Apparently, they have incredible grow ops and dgaf if they lose $1m in drugs to law enforcement on a regular basis.
Must be a really big op…