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BC Warning: Unknown Potent Drug Causes Overdoses
28 Oct
Summary
- Two suspected drug overdoses occurred within a 24-hour period.
- Police have not yet identified the specific potent drug involved.
- Health officials warn of ultra-potent opioids like isotonitazene.
Police in Salmon Arm, B.C., have issued a stark warning regarding a potent batch of illicit drugs following two suspected overdose incidents within a single 24-hour period. The exact substance causing these severe reactions has not yet been identified by Salmon Arm RCMP.
Authorities are strongly advising individuals who use drugs to ensure they have naloxone readily available and to refrain from using substances alone. This alert follows recent warnings from Interior Health. Last week, alerts were issued for the Kamloops area, approximately 110 kilometers west of Salmon Arm, concerning counterfeit Dilaudid tablets.
These fake pills were found to contain the dangerous opioid isotonitazene. This substance is reportedly up to 50 times more potent than fentanyl, presenting a very high risk of overdose. Furthermore, police are vigilant for cychlorphine, a rare, newly synthesized opioid known to be ten times as potent as fentanyl and undetectable by standard test strips.
