Overdose deaths in Europe: new EUDA resource flags cocaine, nitazenes and polysubstance use as growing concerns

Overdose continues to claim thousands of lives in Europe. In the run-up to International Overdose Awareness Day (31 August) (1), the EUDA has updated its resource ‘Frequently asked questions (FAQs): drug-induced deaths in Europe’. The resource highlights the scale of the problem and points to cocaine, new synthetic opioids (nitazenes) and polysubstance use as growing concerns. Drawing on the latest data from the 27 EU Member States, Norway and Türkiye, the FAQs answer the questions most often asked about overdose deaths in Europe. Across the EU, overdose remains one of the leading…