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Nitazenes: Health Education

Commons · Question 7808 · Tabled 8 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 15 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Rachael Maskell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to raise public awareness of the risks of nitazines use.

Answer

Answered by Andrew Gwynne, 15 Oct 2024

The Department is actively monitoring the threat posed by synthetic opioids such as nitazenes, and is working to increase awareness of their dangers. Information on synthetic opioids and the dangers they pose is available from the helpline and website Tal...