由于强效合成类阿片和可卡因使用量增加,斯温顿的毒品死亡人数猛增70%,专家们呼吁采取紧急行动。 Drug deaths in Swindon surged 70% due to potent synthetic opioids and rising cocaine use, with experts calling for urgent action.

斯温顿省与毒品有关的死亡人数上升了70%,全国增长率为2.1%,是1993年以来最高的,是1993年以来最高的,其驱动力是致命合成类阿片,如硝硝基苯——比海洛因高100倍,与可卡因有关的死亡人数增加了14%。 Drug-related deaths in Swindon rose 70% amid a national increase of 2.1%, the highest since 1993, driven by deadly synthetic opioids like nitazenes—up to 100 times stronger than heroin—and a 14% rise in cocaine-related deaths. 氯胺酮的使用也正在增加。 Ketamine use is also growing. 半数以上的死亡涉及多种毒品,在20%的案例中,死亡证书上没有列出任何药物。 Over half of deaths involved multiple drugs, and in 20% of cases, no drug was listed on death certificates. 专家说,通过扩大获得纳洛酮、治疗、精神保健服务和减少伤害方案的机会,危机是可以预防的,促请政府采取紧急行动。 Experts say the crisis is preventable with expanded access to naloxone, treatment, mental health services, and harm reduction programs, urging the government to act urgently.