Africa: UN Drug Alert Stops Shipment That Could Have Made 1.6 Billion Lethal Fentanyl Doses: [UN News] An international early warning system blocked a shipment of chemicals used to make fentanyl that could have produced up to 1.6 billion potentially lethal doses, the UN narcotics control body said on Thursday. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TR9cNP #Fentanyl #DrugAlert #UNNews #PublicHealth #SubstanceAbuse
Northwestern Health Unit issues public drug alert following death, string of overdoses
The Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) is warning people about a substance referred to on the streets as “Louis Vuitton” that has caused one death and a string of overdoses in the Kenora, Ont., area. Here's what we know about the toxic drug and what the health unit sa...
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/northwestern-health-unit-drug-alert-9.7068894?cmp=rss
Drug alert issued in Winnipeg after potent synthetic opioid found in counterfeit pill
Winnipeggers are being warned about a counterfeit pill that contains a potent synthetic opioid considered to be four times stronger than fentanyl.
#drugalert #counterfeitpill #syntheticopioid #Winnipeg
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/drug-alert-issued-in-winnipeg-after-potent-synthetic-opioid-found-in-counterfeit-pill-9.7034857?cmp=rss
NOS, a Dutch news outlet, reported death linked to fake pills, "pressed" "pressies’ sold as #oxycodone but containing a deadly #zene analogue, stronger than fent, from China. These have been known to cause death in the UK a few years ago and were seen in France precovid. Beware - oxy is 1€/mg, pills should be in original packaging, percs don't exist here.
#drugs #drugalert #fakepills #opioids #opioidalert #opioidsfromchina #harmreduction #boostswelcome #drugsafety
Een geperste pil met designerdrugs uit een klasse die bekend staat als #zenes in #Nederland in omloop gebracht en heeft al de dood veroorzaakt, zo meldt de #NOS
Soortgelijke pillen zijn gevonden in het VK en veroorzaakte en veroorzaakte de dood - ze worden daar op het darknet en in Frankrijk precovid verkocht als "sterk oxycodonalternatief"...
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Toxic drug supply identified in Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland County: health unit
Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit alerted community partners and first responders about a spike in suspected opioid drug poisonings.
#globalnews #Health #CityofKawarthaLakes #drugalert #DrugPoisoning
https://globalnews.ca/news/10411374/toxic-drug-supply-identified-in-kawartha-lakes-northumberland-county-health-unit/
Toxic drug supply identified in Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland County: health unit

Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit alerted community partners and first responders about a spike in suspected opioid drug poisonings.

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Toxic drug supply identified in Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland County: health unit
Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit alerted community partners and first responders about a spike in suspected opioid drug poisonings.
#globalnews #Health #CityofKawarthaLakes #drugalert #DrugPoisoning
https://globalnews.ca/news/10411374/toxic-drug-supply-identified-in-kawartha-lakes-northumberland-county-health-unit/
Toxic drug supply identified in Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland County: health unit

Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit alerted community partners and first responders about a spike in suspected opioid drug poisonings.

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Xylazine-laced fentanyl cited for drug overdose spike in Peterborough area
Peterborough Public Health says the spike involves fentanyl mixed with xylazine and benzodiazepines. So far in 2023, there have been 62 suspected drug poisonings in the area.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/10162107/xylazine-laced-fentanyl-cited-for-drug-overdose-spike-in-peterborough-area/
Xylazine-laced fentanyl cited for drug overdose spike in Peterborough area

Peterborough Public Health says the spike involves fentanyl mixed with xylazine and benzodiazepines. So far in 2023, there have been 62 suspected drug poisonings in the area.

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