What are Nitazines? Interview with Shayla Schlossenberg at the UN

You have likely heard of a group of new synthetic substances, Nitazines, increasingly sold on illicit drug markets in North America and in Europe. We interviewed Shayla Schlossenberg, Drug Service Coordinator at Release, a UK-based drug policy and human rights NGO.

Questions:

00:00 Intro
00:11 What is Nitazine and where di it appear?
00:44 What about Europe?
01:13 Is Nitazine a product of drug prohibition?
01:39 What is a legal use of Nitazine?
01:49 Who is producing this substance?
02:13 Do people use it willingly or only as drug contamination?
02:55 What are the effects of Nitazine?
03:58 What has been the response of governments so far?
04:51 Is Naloxone effective against Nitazine?
06:05 Will the CND resolution against synthetic opioids effectively address this issue?
07:00 What is your message to member states here at the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs?

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