It has now been confirmed that Amelia and Hardy Leighton of North Vancouver both had ingested toxic levels of fentanyl in combination with other drugs.
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All of the 16 overdoses occurred in a 24-hour period, most happened in the Downtown Eastside and all appear to be related to fentanyl being put in the pink heroin.
It’s an extremely risky drug that’s estimated to be 100 times more potent than morphine. In 2014, changes were made so intermediate care paramedics and primary care paramedics trained to administer the drug can now give it intravenously to anyone they suspect is overdosing on Fentanyl.
Heroin, cocaine, oxycodone and different medicine might be reduce with fentanyl, in powder, liquid or capsule type.
On Monday, Vancouver Police warned drug users to use extreme caution after a spike in overdoses on Sunday.
Fentanyl is a powerful opioid, recently linked to an outbreak of overdose deaths in Western Canada, including four in Metro Vancouver. “We know there is clearly a supply of fentanyl in this region”.
Tasks “Trooper” and “Tainted” led to 20 arrests and netted 55,000 drugs with a road worth of as much as $41.5 million.
And he said drug dealers are putting fentanyl in their product for a bigger profit.
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There is no rapid detection test for fentanyl that is now available for general use to be able to tell if a drug has been laced with fentanyl. “That is the problem, fentanyl is cheap and it can have a dramatic effect”. Naloxone is a drugs that reverses overdoses on account of opioids like fentanyl and may save lives in overdose conditions.
