Event Brief
Potent new synthetic drugs make Scotland addiction crisis worse
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 19, 2026 at 9:14 PM ET
UPDATED Sep 20, 2026 at 4:08 AM ET
Summary: Experts say Scotland’s illicit drug supply has become more dangerous due to the arrival of hundreds of new synthetic substances, including synthetic cannabinoids and opioids. Annual figures expected to be released Wednesday are forecast to show rising drug-related deaths in a country already described as Europe’s drugs-death capital.
WHO: Dr Lorna Nisbet of Dundee University’s Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science
WHAT: Experts warn that hundreds of new synthetic cannabinoids and opioids are increasing the risk of fatal overdoses and worsening Scotland’s drug-death crisis.
WHEN: Sep 19, 2026 at 6:51 PM ET
WHERE: Scotland
WHY: The illicit drug supply in Scotland is getting more dangerous as new potent synthetic substances enter the market, increasing fatal overdose risk.
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