Recent Kingston, Ont., overdoses may be linked to fentanyl, health official
KINGSTON, Ont. — Health officials and police are warning that counterfeit prescription medications and some illicit drugs in the Kingston, Ont., area are believed to be contaminated with fentanyl.
Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington Public Health says the deadly opioid may have been involved in recent life-threatening overdoses in the region.
Laboratory testing is being conducted to determine the contents of the drugs.
Health officials say counterfeit pills can be manufactured to look almost identical to prescription opioids such as OxyContin and Percocet and other medications.