Dangerous illicit drug combination found in region: SMDHU

The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) has issued an alert about a toxic illicit drug combination that has been found in the region.

The alert, posted on the SMDHU website, warns that the drug combination can cause extreme sedation and risk of stopping breathing.

“Details of the substance are not available, but it is believed to be a form of fentanyl and/or fentanyl analogues with animal tranquilizers and/or benzodiazepines added in. It’s been referred to locally as ‘red down,’” the health unit states on its website.

There have also been a higher-than-usual number of suspected drug-related deaths in Simcoe-Muskoka in recent days, though the health unit adds details of the substances are not known.

More information here: at https://www.simcoemuskokahealth.org/