Health authority urges drug testing following surge in overdoses
Health care officials are urging drug users in Terrace and area to get their drugs tested following an increase in the number of reported overdoses from a substance known as “down.”
Benzos or benzodiazepines are a type of sedative medication prescribed to help with anxiety and insomnia while fentanyl is a synthetic opioid typically prescribed for extreme pain. From January to August 2022 Northern Health experienced a rate of drug toxicity deaths of 52.4 deaths per 100,000 people, the third highest rate in the province.
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