Social & World Affairs

Deadly Dose: The Rise of Synthetic Opioids

PLAY

As synthetic opioids spread from North America to Europe, this documentary follows the race to prevent the next overdose epidemic before it is too late.

When fentanyl swept through Vancouver, it transformed the drug market and triggered a devastating wave of fatal overdoses.

Today, addiction experts fear Europe could be next. Highly potent synthetic opioids such as nitazenes are increasingly appearing across the continent, sold online, mixed into heroin and counterfeit pills, and sometimes consumed without users even knowing it. As the drug trade migrates from the streets to encrypted apps, social media and online marketplaces, traditional prevention strategies are being pushed to their limits.

Can Europe stop a new epidemic before it takes hold?

Screeners

Programme Details

DURATION
1 x 60'
AVAILABLE IN
HD
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE
English
ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES
German