The lethal substance hidden in popular drugs | 60 Minutes Australia

Dimity Clancey and Adam Hegarty discuss a new, lethal substance that’s contaminating party drugs. ► Watch the full story: ► Listen to Extra Minutes on Apple Podcasts: ► WATCH Full Episodes on 9NOW: ► Subscribe here: Nitazenes are extremely potent painkillers which can be as much as a thousand times stronger than morphine. They were developed in the 1950s, then quickly deemed far too dangerous for humans and so were largely forgotten. But now these synthetic opioids have reappeared and are being produced in massive quantities in Chinese laboratories. As Dimity Clancey reports in this special 60 MINUTES investigation, nitazenes are being shipped to western countries including Australia, where they are hidden in all types of illicit drugs, ready to cause harm – and often death – to unsuspecting users. FOLLOW 60 Minutes Australia ► WATCH more of 60 Minutes Australia: ► Facebook: ► Twitter: ► Instagram: ABOUT 60 Minutes Australia For over forty years, 60 Minutes Australia have been telling Australians the world’s greatest stories. Tales that changed history, our nation and our lives. Reporters Liz Hayes, Tara Brown, Amelia Adams, Adam Hegarty, Dimity Clancey and Nick McKenzie look past the headlines because there is always a bigger picture. Sundays are for 60 Minutes Australia. #60MinutesAustralia