Summary
- Legalise Cannabis party MP Jeremy Buckingham is moving a motion in the New South Wales parliament to recognize nitazenes as a growing threat.
- Nitazenes, which are synthetic opioids, have been linked to overdoses and deaths in Australia and around the world.
- There are calls for drug-checking services to help prevent harm from these potent drugs.
- Families who have lost loved ones to nitazene-related overdoses are advocating for increased awareness and access to naloxone.