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Interior Health warns about dangerous uncut fentanyl in South Okanagan

Interior Health warns about dangerous uncut fentanyl in South Okanagan | iNFOnews.ca
A batch of stronger than usual fentanyl is making the rounds in the South Okanagan and Interior Health has issued a warning. The fentanyl, which is sold in beige chunks, contains no cuts or buffs, additives usually added to street drugs. SUBMITTED/Interior Health

A batch of stronger than usual fentanyl is making the rounds in the South Okanagan and Interior Health has issued a warning.

The fentanyl, which is sold in beige chunks, contains no cuts or buffs, additives usually added to street drugs.

As a result, the risk of overdose and death is much higher.

READ MORE: Judge says Kelowna fentanyl dealer's lifestyle was 'perhaps inevitable'

Interior Health issued the drug alert yesterday, July 19, and it remains in effect until July 26.

The health authority warns uses to start low and go slow.

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Before joining the ranks of InfoTel, Dan’s byline could be found in newspapers in Penticton, Peachland and Oliver. Prior to his arrival in the South Okanagan, he first sharpened his chops as a reporter at a radio station in Brighton, Ontario, and then newspapers in Tisdale, Saskatchewan, and Invermere B.C.
From quilting competitions to crimes against humanity, Dan isn’t afraid to cover any topic. Always seeking out the best angles - whether it’s through the lens of his camera or the voices of his Interviews – he delves into the conflict and seeks out the humanity in every story worth telling.
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