Thaker Hafid
8 May 2015 · Coroner Andrew Barkley · Cardiff & the Vale of Glamorgan
The coroner's concerns
1. illegal designer drug Acetylfentanyl
“1) Post Mortem testing on blood taken from the deceased found the presence of Acetylfentanyl (opioid analgesic drug more potent than heroin or morphine and fentanyl) and is not licensed for medicinal use and has only been sold illegally as a "designer drug". This drug is being marketed legally and is available over the internet. The evidence in this case indicated that the deceased had ordered it with a view to weaning himself off heroin. Such is the potency/toxicity of this drug and the apparent”
Responses
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