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Europa. Europa wil beter zicht op gevaarlijke en zeer verslavende synthetische opioïden Om Europa voor te bereiden op een toename in het aanbod en gebruik van zeer gevaarlijke synthetische opioïden (waaronder fentanyl en fentanyl-achtigen), gaat he…