Police forces and addictions advocates in Newfoundland and Labrador say they're growing increasingly concerned after a recent stretch of sudden deaths that is possibly related to an increase of dangerous drugs in the province.
A potent cocktail of street drugs, including an opioid and two central nervous system depressants, is to blame for almost two dozen overdoses that caused the city of Belleville to declare a state of emergency late last week, says the region’s health unit.
A potent cocktail of street drugs, including an opioid and two central nervous system depressants, is to blame for almost two dozen overdoses that caused the city of Belleville to declare a state of emergency late last week, says the region’s health unit.
The drug supply in Thunder Bay, Ont., is increasingly being cut with xylazine, an animal tranquillizer that's resistant to naloxone, outreach organizations said. Testing found many samples of pink and purple fentanyl were found to contain traces of the potent veterinary sedative that's nicknamed the "zombie drug."