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Scotcast – The new killer drugs flooding Scotland

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Scotland’s 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’s 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 BBC’s James Cook about the criminal gangs making these drugs, and how law enforcement struggles to keep up.

Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast.

Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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