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<p>We are actively monitoring, and responding to, the continued threat posed by the
growing levels of potent synthetic opioids in the United Kingdom. The Office for Health
Improvement and Disparities receives intelligence via its networks on reported deaths
from drug misuse, including those that involve nitazenes or fentanyls. There have
been 14 deaths confirmed to have involved nitazenes, and no deaths confirmed to have
involved fentanyls in England in 2024, as of 25 April.</p><p>Statistics on the annual
number of deaths related to drug poisoning, including those involving synthetic opioids,
are reported by the Office for National Statistics, and will be published in due course.</p>
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