Drugs, 500 Times Stronger Than Heroin, Taking Australian Lives?
Posted2 months agoActive2 months ago
theguardian.comOtherstory
skepticalnegative
Debate
20/100
Public HealthDrug CrisisOpioids
Key topics
Public Health
Drug Crisis
Opioids
A synthetic opioid called nitazenes, 500 times stronger than heroin, is linked to fatalities in Australia, sparking concerns about the country's drug crisis; the discussion revolves around the severity of the issue and potential responses.
Snapshot generated from the HN discussion
Discussion Activity
Light discussionFirst comment
4h
Peak period
1
3-4h
Avg / period
1
Key moments
- 01Story posted
Nov 2, 2025 at 9:38 PM EST
2 months ago
Step 01 - 02First comment
Nov 3, 2025 at 1:12 AM EST
4h after posting
Step 02 - 03Peak activity
1 comments in 3-4h
Hottest window of the conversation
Step 03 - 04Latest activity
Nov 3, 2025 at 10:46 AM EST
2 months ago
Step 04
Generating AI Summary...
Analyzing up to 500 comments to identify key contributors and discussion patterns
ID: 45795362Type: storyLast synced: 11/20/2025, 2:27:16 PM
Want the full context?
Jump to the original sources
Read the primary article or dive into the live Hacker News thread when you're ready.
If we legalized, taxed, and regulated drugs this wouldn’t happen.
Addicted people don’t reason the same way as non-addicted people.
You'd still have these dodgy imports by people/gangs wanting to evade taxation.
Fuck I hate politicians who think appearing tough is more important than harm(/death) minimisation which is what pill-testing enables.