More than 1200 vape vials laced with nitazene, a synthetic opioid 200 times more potent than morphine, were sold across Sydney, sparking Australia's first arrest over vapes spiked with the drug. Police News: April 2025 Increasing range of drugs and new psychoactive substances found in vaping products A 20 year old has been charged for distributing vapes full of nitazene, a drug 500 times more potent than heroine, on our streets. #9News 9 News Facebook It's a name you've probably never heard: nitazenes. These synthetic opioids are being found in counterfeit pills, powders and vapes. Nitazenes are 5 to 10 times more potent than fentanyl. Even a What Are Nitazenes? The Drug Stronger Than Fentanyl That Is Killing Hundreds Every Year WSJ