https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/tags/fentanyl/Recent content in fentanyl on Birmingham DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usSat, 16 May 2026 05:29:00 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/family-warns-synthetic-drugs-never-more-dangerous-amid-fears-of-hidden-death-toll/Sat, 16 May 2026 05:29:00 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/family-warns-synthetic-drugs-never-more-dangerous-amid-fears-of-hidden-death-toll/The true impact of deadly synthetic opioids on communities could be vastly underestimated due to significant delays in blood sample collection and testing, an expert and grieving family have warned. This concern arose after the inquest into the death of Antony Irvin, a lifelong drug user found dead last September in his Ramsgate home. Blood samples from Mr. Irvin were taken three weeks after his death and analyzed three months later—a delay that may have obscured the presence of quickly degrading synthetic opioids such as nitazenes.