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Interior Health issues street drug alert for PentictonA drug being sold as Down contains a strong synthetic opioid called Nitazene. The drug carries a high risk of overdosing.CanadaJul 31, 2023
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Canada’s other health-care crisis: the epidemic of fatal drug overdosesThe shocking B.C. death rate is a glaring example of the latest public health crisis in Canada: an epidemic of fatal drug overdoses that's even worse than the COVID-19 pandemic.PoliticsAug 27, 2020
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Halifax police issue warning after seizing 1,900 pills of potent new opioidPolice say the opioid was found as part of a drug trafficking investigation. It is the first seizure of isotonitazene in Halifax.CrimeMar 5, 2020
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Saint John police issue warning after finding potent new opioid in the cityPolice say someone may need several doses of naloxone, a drug used to block the effects of opioids, to effectively counter an overdose of the potent new opioid isotonitazene.HealthMar 5, 2020
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Carfentanil found in Kingston: Public health unitNew data collected by KFL&A Public Health shows the dangerous synthetic opioid, carfentanil, is circulating in the Kingston area.CanadaFeb 16, 2019
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Woodstock police issue alert after 2 drug samples test positive for carfentanilCarfentanil is 100 times more powerful than fentanyl and is 10,000 times more powerful than morphine.CrimeDec 14, 2017
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