Nitazen has started to increase its popularity in the United Kingdom recently; A substance that increases the potency of class A drugs such as heroin, cocaine and ecstasy. Nitazenes, which are thought to have been smuggled into the UK from China and distributed from there, are in the category of man-made drugs like heroin.
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THE NAME WAS GIVEN ‘FRANKESTAYN’
Nitazen, known to be 300 times more effective than heroin, the heaviest drug, was named ‘Frankenstein’ due to this power. The use of such drugs has a reputation for frequently resulting in death.
Nitazenes; It can also be mixed with anxiety medications such as heroin, cocaine and Xanax, which can be easily purchased online.
This type of drug was first reported in 2021, after the death of an 18-year-old child due to an overdose of nitazen. Since then, the drug has become increasingly popular in the UK and has become the newest killer on the streets.
Ministers in Northern Ireland, Gallet and the North-East of England have launched efforts to have nitracene added to the Class A drug category, along with cocaine, ecstasy and heroin.
DEATHS ARE INCREASING
A sudden increase in narcotic-related deaths has been recorded since the summer months. A scar was found on the bodies of 45 people in England and 9 in Scotland when they died.
In the last two months, 16 people died due to pneumonia in Birmingham, England.
“I LOST 4-5 PEOPLE IN A FEW MONTHS”
Speaking to the BBC about the drug, a woman named Amy said she “did not expect” the drug to be so powerful and likened taking the drug for the first time to taking heroin.
“It was like a blanket, which is why it was so addictive,” he said, adding that dealers in Birmingham were selling heroin falsely laced with nitrousides as fentanyl.
“I’ve lost four or five people in the last few months. I’ve got to stop this,” Amy added.
IT WAS DEVELOPED AS A PAIN RELIEF
Nitazenes were first developed as an alternative pain reliever in the 1950s.
But it was so powerful and addictive that it was never approved for medical use.
Nitazenes are available in powder, tablet and liquid form; It can be injected, swallowed, or snorted.
Medications induce feelings of pain relief, euphoria, relaxation, and sleepiness.
But they can also cause sweating, itching and nausea.
IT ENTERS THE UK VIA POST FROM CHINA
He believes nitazenes are produced in illegal laboratories in China and often enter the UK “by post”.
In many cases, the potency of the drug sold on the street is increased by mixing it with heroin by organized gangs.
