Detection of highly potent opioid in MDMA prompts emergency warnings and renewed calls for pill testing

Head of Canberra pill testing venue says nitazenes are a serious problem', with the risk of overdose extreme' due to opioid naivety

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A highly potent opioid, more dangerous than fentanyl and heroin, is being mixed into the popular party drug MDMA, prompting emergency warnings and renewed calls for pill testing.

Three people were taken to Sydney hospitals on the weekend after taking a form of nitazenes, which are strong synthetic opioids that can cause severe overdose or death.

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