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A dozen people have been hospitalized over the weekend due to suspected fentanyl overdoses, all in the Wairarapa region.
Tea drug information website High Alert says the 12 people displayed the same symptoms as an opioid overdose after consuming white powder sold as cocaine and methamphetamine.
“Those hospitalized displayed the same symptoms as an opioid overdose, and all responded well to naloxone – a drug that reverses an opioid overdose,” the website states.
Preliminary testing indicates the presence of fentanyl, or a fentanyl-like substance.
“High Alert strongly urges people not to take any white powder at this time and testing is recommended to help minimize the risk.”
Fentanyl test strips can be used to check if a substance contains fentanyl.
Our friends at High Alert have issued an alert after preliminary testing detected fentanyl in a white powder sold as cocaine and methamphetamine. We can confirm fentanyl test strips will give a positive result with this substance and further testing is underway to confirm the ID. pic.twitter.com/lyRQb82eQX
— KnowYourStuffNZ (@KnowYourStuffNZ) June 26, 2022
The Wellington Needle Exchange will be running a clinic to test white powder for fentanyl this Wednesday.
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid much more potent than morphine that is rare in New Zealand’s underground drug market.
High Alert says if you or someone you know consume a white powder and start to lose consciousness or breathe slowly, call 111 immediately.
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