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Jul 15, 2024 | 
medicalxpress.com | Nicole Lee |Monica Barratt
Earlier this month, drugs sold as cocaine in Melbourne were found to be contaminated with a powerful group of opioids, known as nitazenes. These new synthetic drugs were also the suspected cause of four people being in Sydney in May. And in April, nitazenes were found in drugs used by around 20 people who overdosed in outer Sydney. So what are nitazenes, why are they so dangerous, and how can we minimize the harms they cause? What are nitazenes? Nitazenes are a group of synthetic opioids.
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Jul 15, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | Nicole Lee |Monica Barratt
Earlier this month, drugs sold as cocaine in Melbourne were found to be contaminated with a powerful group of opioids, known as nitazenes. These new synthetic drugs were also the suspected cause of four people being in Sydney in May. And in April, nitazenes were found in drugs used by around 20 people who overdosed in outer Sydney. So what are nitazenes, why are they so dangerous, and how can we minimise the harms they cause? What are nitazenes? Nitazenes are a group of synthetic opioids.
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May 23, 2024 | 
phys.org | Chris Wilkins |Marta Rychert |Monica Barratt
Social media and messaging apps such as Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Messenger are increasingly used to buy and sell drugs in many countries. New Zealand is no exception. This trend is particularly popular among young people, who are often involved in trading recreational drugs such as cannabis and MDMA.
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May 22, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | Chris Wilkins |Marta Rychert |Monica Barratt
Social media and messaging apps such as Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Messenger are increasingly used to buy and sell drugs in many countries. New Zealand is no exception. This trend is particularly popular among young people, who are often involved in trading recreational drugs such as cannabis and MDMA. These deals are generally small scale, which means people believe the risks of getting caught and facing legal action are low.
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Mar 4, 2024 | 
onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Monica Barratt |Matthew Ball |Angus Quinton
1 INTRODUCTION Prohibited drugs (e.g. cocaine, MDMA, ketamine, heroin, etc.) sold in unregulated markets do not always contain the advertised substance [1-3]. Adulteration, where unexpected substances are added to expected substances, and substitution, where an unexpected substance is misrepresented as an expected substance [4], are both associated with higher levels of risk [5, 6].
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Oct 25, 2023 | 
dailybulletin.com.au | Monica Barratt
Many of the harms people experience from using illegal drugs are a result of unregulated supply. Drugs may be contaminated, or completely substituted with something unexpected. They may also be of variable and unknown dosage or strength. Any of these factors can and do lead to overdoses. That’s why 77 health and community organisations are urging the Victorian government to implement drug checking services.
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Oct 23, 2023 | 
medicalxpress.com | Monica Barratt |Isabelle Volpe
Many of the harms people experience from using illegal drugs are a result of unregulated supply. Drugs may be contaminated, or completely substituted with something unexpected. They may also be of variable and unknown dosage or strength. Any of these factors can and do lead to overdoses. That's why 77 health and community organizations are urging the Victorian government to implement drug checking services.
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Oct 22, 2023 | 
theconversation.com | Monica Barratt |Isabelle Volpe
Many of the harms people experience from using illegal drugs are a result of unregulated supply. Drugs may be contaminated, or completely substituted with something unexpected. They may also be of variable and unknown dosage or strength. Any of these factors can and do lead to overdoses. That’s why 77 health and community organisations are urging the Victorian government to implement drug checking services.
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Mar 8, 2023 | 
thegrowthop.com | Monica Barratt |Alexia Maddox |Jenny Davis |Naomi Smith
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Mar 8, 2023 | 
o.canada.com | Monica Barratt |Alexia Maddox |Jenny Davis |Naomi Smith
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