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Radio Scotland,22 Sep 2026,23 mins

The new killer drugs flooding Scotland

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If you鈥檙e interested in this episode, you may also like 鈥極ur problem with drugs鈥� /sounds/play/m0029hch Scotland鈥檚 drug supply is getting more and more dangerous, according to Dr Lorna Nisbet (pictured) of Dundee University's Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science. That鈥檚 because a new type of synthetic opioid, called nitazenes, are flooding the market. Five hundred times more potent than heroin, a single grain can kill. Martin Geissler speaks to the 麻豆社鈥檚 James Cook about the criminal gangs making these drugs, and how law enforcement struggles to keep up. Scotcast is the 麻豆社鈥檚 Scottish news podcast. Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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