Connecticut officials warn of fentanyl-laced marijuana after 39 overdoses since ...
Connecticut health officials warn of fentanyl-laced marijuana after 39 overdoses since July Connecticut officials have issued a warning of fentanyl-laced marijuana after dozens of overdoses of patients since July who said they only smoked weed The November 15 health bulletin could be the first confirmed set of cases of cannabis laced with the deadly opioid, as the drugs are still being tested Tainted marijuana, thought to be laced with the synthetic opioid that is up to 50 times stronger than heroin, is being eyed in a spate of overdoses Since July alone, 39 overdoses that required the use of naloxone have been reported, while in each case the person said they had only smoked marijuana A lab test of the marijuana used in one of the Connecticut cases tested positive for fentanyl, a deadly opioid responsible for nearly 100,000 deaths last year Over the last two years, overdose deaths from fentanyl have soared nearly 30 percent
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Connecticut health officials have issued a warning of fentanyl-laced marijuana after dozens of overdoses of patients since July who said they only smoked weed in what could be the first confirmed set of cases of tainted cannabis laced with the deadly opiate.
The marijuana, some of which has been found to be laced with the synthetic opioid that is up to 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine, is being eyed in a spate of overdoses throughout the state.
Since July alone, 39 overdoses that required the use of naloxone - an overdose-reversal drug, have been reported, while in each case the person said they had only smoked marijuana and not taken any opiates.
Officials said they had displayed symptoms
