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Nitazenes, a type of synthetic opioid which can be up to 500 times stronger than heroin, have been linked to at least 284 deaths in the UK since June 2023 .
In Birmingham alone, it killed 21 people last summer , yet few outside the city noticed.
Authorities are reluctant to discuss the growing epidemic that has ravaged Birmingham .
N-pyrrolidino etonitazene ( NDI ) is a far-stronger form of drug that can trigger a fatal overdose.
Four men died in Birmingham in June , all having taken heroin with N-DI mixed in.
Heroin works by stimulating opioid receptors, mostly clustered around the brain stem.
When the receptors are overstimulated, the brain can stop sending the signal to breathe.
Nitazenes are difficult to detect via normal methods, but earlier cases meant lab was set up to test for them.
West Midlands was first force to train and equip officers with naloxone in pioneering move.
Four lives were saved during trial, but it was stopped as Guildford decided to review it.
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