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- Title
Commentary on Copeland et al.: Does xylazine in the United Kingdom foreshadow a European synthetic polysubstance drug crisis?
- Authors
Friedman, Joseph R.
- Abstract
The author comments on a study by C. Copeland and colleagues on evidence of xylaxine in the United Kingdom illicit drug market beyond heroine supplies. Topics discussed include lessons from other heroin supply disruptions including a prior Taliban opium ban in 2000 to 2001, examples that may represent evidence of a broader shift toward synthetic drugs replacing agricultural products in Europe, and observation on the widespread barriers to accessing social and health services in North America.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; DRUGS of abuse laws; SUBSTANCE abuse; DRUG overdose; SULFUR compounds; HEROIN; DRUG use testing; DRUG counterfeiting; OPIUM; DRUGS of abuse; SOCIAL control
- Publication
Addiction, 2024, Vol 119, Issue 7, p1310
- ISSN
0965-2140
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/add.16498