The 'New Fentanyl' Killing Drug Users in Europe | The War on Drugs

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Published 2024-05-17
A new synthetic opiate has killed dozens of European heroin users. Nitazenes, which are up to 300 times more potent than heroin, are increasingly showing up in the continent’s drug supply, sparking fears that they could fuel a surge of overdoses, on par with North America’s fentanyl crisis.

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All Comments (21)
  • @Luc-jq5wp
    Babe wake up Fentanyl 2 just dropped
  • @tenfold7493
    We’re now in such a degraded society that genuine heroin seems like a cigarette compared to what’s out there now
  • @tomobujas9920
    what do you mean with „Europe“ when the whole video is about the situation in England?
  • @missmarie3351
    My little brother ordered off of the dark web and he passed away from a fentanyl overdose due to a laced pill. He was 32 years old...we are from the US 😞 Fentanyl ruined my family's life...I wish more than anything for addicts to get well before they lose their lives to these awful drugs.
  • @valaiopwep7990
    "We can thank authentic afghan heroin for the relative lack of deaths across the continent" Love that sentence
  • @julia-xd8vo
    I had to have 4 surgeries on my eye in the past 6 months. They put a sedative in your bloodstream like fentanyl to knock you out immediately and to calm you down. I remember crying because of the situation (never had surgery and it's my eye) and the RN made the decision to give me an extra dose to calm me down. It was such a good feeling. Last tear dropped down my face and I faded away before another nurse came to wake me. I used to be really harsh on drug addicts but I can see now how people get hooked. How easy it might be for someone with lower defenses to go and try to recreate that sensation.
  • @hpb5495
    There never has been a war on drugs. There always has been a drug war on the competition.
  • @PlopPlays
    Crazy to think that back in the days, we used to have to worry about our drugs being laced with Heroin. Now we have to worry about our Heroin being laced with Fentanyl.
  • @janis0085
    Most of the people are slaving away just to survive. Its actually a miracle that it has not happened earlier
  • @sherryvt61
    Compared to Nitizines, heroin can be considered harm reduction.
  • @mattryan6886
    Vice said it best “Congratulations Drugs, you have won the war on Drugs”
  • @Itzyhani
    I won’t sugar coat this or make it reader friendly. My brother died yesterday from a possible drug overdose on my grandmothers couch. He died with his cousin sitting beside him, uncle in another room, and grandmother another room down. Before they realized it, he was gone! A few seconds minutes it went from simple Tuesday to a crime scene. Once those drugs enter your body, without proper medical intervention YOU ARE DEAD! Someone who didn’t know him, love him, or care about him gave him drugs that would kill him ALL for a quick buck. I am currently sitting outside still unable to process. I don’t think people understand the severity of this situation. Drugs do not discriminate. Death does not discriminate. If there is anyone out there struggling with addiction get help. Anyone in recovery and seeing the signs that you may possibly relapse, get help! If you think your loved ones won’t understand try them or reach out and get help. NO ONE can understand, listen, or work with you if you don’t REACH OUT and get help. You are not alone. You are worth it. He definitely was! RIP JT 05/ 21/24 🕊️
  • @lolboii8275
    ”because i dont want to feel” Man thats sad
  • @brunellanunes
    As a journalist, I must say: the world is going to lose so much if VICE shuts down projects like this. There's no media, anywhere, doing an educational work the way you guys do. I really hope vice can survive all the internet crisis.
  • Repeat after me: THERE IS NO WAR ON DRUGS, ONLY A WAR FOR DRUGS, PROFIT, AND POWER
  • @sonjaparlfrost5
    End the war on drugs! 40 years of pain and suffering,the politicians should be ashamed all around the world!