"We are proud that Italy is one of the very first nations in Europe to adopt a very detailed prevention plan against the improper use of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids."
This was declared by Prime Minister
Giorgia Meloni.
"Fentanyl, known as the 'zombie drug', the spread of which has caused a real emergency in the United States, is a very powerful analgesic that can have devastating effects on those who take it
for purposes other than healthcare.
They are sufficient, in fact, just 3 milligrams of the substance to kill a person
- adds the Prime Minister -. The Government's watchword is prevention.
A principle that inspires our intervention plan to prevent the spread of fentanyl on the national territory and raise awareness among citizens, especially the younger generations, on the dangers of the substance".
Mantovano, 'there is no Fentanyl emergency in Italy, the Plan serves to prevent'
"This drug is called zombie, because it transforms users into walking monsters.
It has an analgesic effect but outside these health circuits it is replacing heroines and can cause death after suffocation.
It is low cost, a little is needed. In Italy There isn't a Fentanyl emergency but it exists in the US and since there are no insurmountable borders it's best not to find yourself caught."
This was said by the undersecretary to the Prime Minister Alfredo Mantovano at the presentation of the 'National prevention plan against the improper use of Fentanyl and other synthetic opiates' at Palazzo Chigi.
'From 68 thousand to 109 thousand deaths in 2022, there is a peak,' he said, adding that 'young people are affected.
The plan is because we want to move from a prevention perspective."
"Fentanyl trafficking is not limited to the USA. In the EU there are signs in Portugal and GB.
Our intelligence indicates an interest from the 'Ndrangheta even if they are testing the market to verify the convenience of its inclusion on the market"
.
says the undersecretary to the Prime Minister.
"Today
the bad teachers are, for example, rappers and no longer the apologists of terrorism
. Their texts are easily traceable on the internet and reach teenagers without filters glorifying this substance. So families must increase their attention."
Thus the undersecretary to the Presidency of the Council, Alfredo Mantovano, during the presentation of the 'National prevention plan against the improper use of Fentanyl and other synthetic opiates'.
"It is an alert for all of us - he added - it is everyone's responsibility, just as everyone has been affected by Covid so this phenomenon is for everyone's attention".
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