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KINGSTON, ONT. Police and health officials in Lennox and Addington say recent overdoses are highlighting a troubling trend in eastern Ontario. Kingston, Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health and Hastings Prince Edward Public Health are warning that the increase in overdoses and deaths is linked to a toxic batch of fentanyl making the rounds in areas like Belleville, Kingston and Napanee. “We’re probably having one person die, sadly, every three weeks,” says Kingston’s medical officer of health Dr. Kieran Moore. “And that’s been all year long.” Deputy Chief of Frontenac Paramedics Marc Goudie says that they’re finding many varieties of the drug.
/ Napanee Today
Dec 11, 2020 12:55 PM
KFL&A Public Health is warning residents that an extremely toxic batch of drugs continues to circulate in Kingston, Frontenac, and Lennox & Addington. Local harm reduction programs report
unusually high rates of overdoses in the last ten days. Partners indicate that very small amounts of a drug, regardless of how the drug is consumed, are enough to cause overdose. People are experiencing extremely heavy sedation that can last for hours. In some cases, people are experiencing severe memory loss. Partners have observed pinkish or yellowish coloured drugs and suspect drugs are contaminated with fentanyl.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the drug supply has become more contaminated and unpredictable, increasing the risk of overdose. KFL&A Public Health is urging all people who use drugs to not mix drugs, do test amounts, to never use alone, and to have a naloxone kit. In some cases, multiple doses of naloxone may be needed to reverse an overd