Written Question·Home Office·UIN 983

Nitazenes: Misuse

Tabled: 22 July 2024
Answered: 30 July 2024

Question

Rachael Maskell

Labour (Co-op)York Central

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to (a) tackle the use of nitazenes and (b) help ensure that drug users are safe in the context of trends in the use of those drugs.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson
A cross-Government taskforce is co-ordinating the response to the risk synthetic opioids, including nitazenes, pose to the UK. The Taskforce includes officials from the Home Office, Department for Health and Social Care, National Crime Agency, National Po...

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