The Innu Council and the Pakua Shipi Police are warning the public regarding the circulation of speed contaminated with fentanyl. Three people suffer from an overdose of consumption.
As a result of these overdoses, one tablet was analyzed and tested positive for fentanyl. Drugs from Baie-Comeau circulate everywhere on the North Shore.
The best protection once morest an overdose is to stop consuming, launch the workers of the Pakua Shipi Health Center Nathalie Bordeleau and Christiane Lalo. Naloxyne kits are available in a pharmacy and from Center Le Rond-Point in Sept-Îles.
Street fentanyl is made with different opioids and can cause significant respiratory problems, among other things.
Illegal codeine
The Frontline Service and the Pakua shipi Police are also concerned regarding a new drug or a new way of consuming codeine sold on the black market in Sept-Îles and circulating on the Lower North Shore.
This drug can also be contaminated with fentanyl on the street market. People mix the consumption of codeine and strong alcohol, which leads to the risk of poisoning, overdose and even death.
