What's turning up in party drugs? | ABC Radio National

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It may look like a lolly, but there's nothing sweet about this strong synthetic opioid. Invented in the 1950s, nitazine is resurfacing in recreational drugs in Australia and has been linked to dozens of overdoses already.

So, why now is the government defunding fixed site drug testing? The Law Report explains.

Hear the story on ABC Radio National's The Law Report: https://bit.ly/45IWuSK

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