A dangerous synthetic opioid recently detected in at least four states has been linked to one death and possibly two more as authorities warn of its toxic consequences.
Protonitazene has been found in South Australia (SA), Queensland, Victoria, and Western Australia with health officials confirming it is being mixed with other illicit drugs.
Two young men were treated for overdoses in SA last week and the death of an Adelaide man is now being investigated by the coroner with the drug suspected of playing a role.
A woman also remains in Royal Adelaide Hospital.
That follows two deaths in Queensland earlier this year where officials continue to investigate the circumstances, after a warning that protonitazene had been found in fake Xanax tablets….