Prince Edward Islanders who use opioids can now get drug testing strips to check their drugs for fentanyl.
Posted: Jun 17, 2022 8:04 PM AT | Last Updated: 11 hours ago
Tessa Rogers, the group's street outreach worker, said P.E.I. is at the point where users should assume every street drug has some trace of fentanyl, which can be deadly even in tiny amounts.PEERS Alliance also gives out naloxone, a drug that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose."I think it's a great idea," said Andrea Donaldson.
A post has been circulating on a social media page from a self-identified drug user warning others about tainted drugs in Charlottetown.
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