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NSW Health issues public health warning after cluster of opioid overdoses in Sydney

Apr 24, 2024

NSW Health has issued a public health warning after about 20 people suffered severe opioid overdoses in the Penrith area in the past month. An investigation revealed nitazenes were found in drug samples related to a cluster of overdoses reported in Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District.

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