The facts about fentanyl

The problem Fentanyl and opioids combined with fentanyl have been implicated in a rash of drug overdoses in recent weeks, including four deaths in Vancouver and as many as eight deaths in Greater Victoria. All of the victims in Victoria were experienced drug users, according to the coroner. At least some of the fentanyl in circulation has been made to look like other more desirable drugs. A recent armed robbery at a pharmacy may have added to the amount of fentanyl in Vancouver’s recreational drug market.