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  • Actions for specialist medical staff

    • 29 March 2023
    • Guidance
    In specialist medical settings only Where hospital-based toxicology services are available, physicians are encouraged to submit specimens of unusual opioid toxidromes to ascertain...
  • Legal status

    • 29 March 2023
    • Guidance
    Clonitazene and etonitazene are Class A drugs controlled by the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (MDA). The supply and importation of other nitazenes is controlled by the Psychoactive...
  • More information

    • 29 March 2023
    • Guidance
    For more information on nitazenes, read this briefing from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. For more information on opioid overdose, visit Stop the Deaths. For help...
  • What are nitazenes?

    • 29 March 2023
    • Guidance
    Nitazenes are a category of new synthetic opioids (NSO), also known as 2-benzyl benzimidazole opioids. This group of chemical compounds exert broadly similar effects on the body,...
  • Information for people who take drugs and community members

    • 29 March 2023
    • Guidance
    The unregulated drug supply is increasingly toxic and unpredictable. Getting into drug treatment reduces the risk of experiencing harm or dying from an overdose. Click here to...
  • COVID-19 vaccine spring booster leaflet for people aged 5 years and over with a weakened immune system - Large Print

    • 29 March 2023
    • Resources
    • Coronavirus (COVID-19)
    • Immunisations

    COVID-19 vaccine spring booster leaflet for people aged 5 years and over with a weakened immune system in Large Print

  • COVID-19 spring booster vaccine information in Yoruba

    • 29 March 2023
    • Resources
    • Coronavirus (COVID-19)
    • Immunisations

    Information about the COVID-19 spring booster vaccine for over 75s in Yoruba. Information about what to expect after the COVID-19 vaccine leaflet in Yoruba. Information about the COVID-19 vaccine spring booster for people with a weakened immune system in Yoruba.

  • COVID-19 spring booster vaccine information in Vietnamese

    • 29 March 2023
    • Resources
    • Coronavirus (COVID-19)
    • Immunisations

    Information about the COVID-19 spring booster vaccine for over 75s in Vietnamese. Information about what to expect after the COVID-19 vaccine leaflet in Vietnamese. Information about the COVID-19 vaccine spring booster for people with a weakened immune system in Vietnamese.

  • COVID-19 spring booster vaccine information in Urdu

    • 29 March 2023
    • Resources
    • Coronavirus (COVID-19)
    • Immunisations

    Information about the COVID-19 spring booster vaccine for over 75s in Urdu. Information about what to expect after the COVID-19 vaccine leaflet in Urdu. Information about the COVID-19 vaccine spring booster for people with a weakened immune system in Urdu.

  • COVID-19 spring booster vaccine information in Ukrainian

    • 29 March 2023
    • Resources
    • Coronavirus (COVID-19)
    • Immunisations

    Information about the COVID-19 spring booster vaccine for over 75s in Ukrainian. Information about what to expect after the COVID-19 vaccine leaflet in Ukrainian. Information about the COVID-19 vaccine spring booster for people with a weakened immune system in Ukrainian.