UK. Is a new opioid crisis about to devastate the UK? – video
UK. Is a new opioid crisis about to devastate the UK? – video
When the Afghan Taliban ceased production of heroin, global supplies were depleted, with new, powerful synthetic opioids like fentanyl and nitazenes flooding in to fill the vacuum. With overdoses creeping up and very little on-the-spot testing available in the UK, experts are concerned about how to keep drug users safe. The Guardian visited Copenhagen to see how the Danish approach to problematic drug treatment differs from the UK and asks, with a new safe injection room set to open in Glasgow this summer, whether we might have something to learn from our continental neighbours. The Guardian, UK, 16.07.2024, Video, 11:42)
https://www.theguardian.com/society/video/2024/jul/16/is-a-new-opioid-crisis-about-to-devastate-the-uk