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I had a friend of 5 years (45 yrs old) die last week from Fentanyl-laced cocaine.
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If you're using meth, crack, cocaine, heroin or anything you can't readily identify you're putting your life at serious risk. Carfentanil and Fentanyl will kill you. You WILL die. It's not a joke anymore and I don't care who your dealer is; you can never know what's in what you're buying. So unless you're a suicidal moron you need to either stop immediately or get help if needed to stop and encourage those you know to do the same.
'Worst drug-safety crisis in history': Opioid carfentanil claims 15 lives in Alberta
Carfentanil, the toxic opioid that is 100 times more potent than fentanyl, is now linked to 15 deaths in Alberta and is circulating in the province, says the provincial government.
The first known death was in late summer. Since then there have been 14 more.
An Edmonton public health physician who treats patients with addictions says he's alarmed at the speed at which carfentanil has taken hold here.
"It lets you know that these extremely toxic [drugs] are circulating in the illicit drug market, said Dr. Hakique Virani.
"I think we can all expect to see more carfentanil-related deaths. This is the worst drug-safety crisis in history, clearly."
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Cocaine laced with fentanyl a growing concern: 9 overdoses in 20 minutes in Delta
"The scary part about cocaine is it's not viewed as heroin on the street. Often, it's viewed as more of a social drug, and that's the little piece that worries us, because it goes out to a larger audience."
Dubord said the practice of combining cocaine, a stimulant, with the depressant fentanyl is not new, but it is a dangerous combination.
"We know that fentanyl is very cheap, and when you're using it to cut cocaine, to buff cocaine, you're getting a lot more product without having to use a lot more cocaine."
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