FILE - Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) office.
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDU) is sounding the alarm about what appears to be a deadly substance circulating in the unregulated supply of drugs in Barrie and the surrounding area.
On Friday, the health unit said it has received information related to an increase in drug-related deaths.
"The risk of death may extend to those using substances not believed to be fentanyl," the SMDHU stated in its alert.
While the details of the substance are not available at this time, the health unit says information from Toronto Drug Check Services indicates that carfentanil continues to be found in drug samples checked by them.
More information: https://www.simcoemuskokahealth.org/Topics/Drugs/opioids
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