A coroner's report in Quebec highlights the tragic death of a 15-year-old who accidentally consumed N-desethyl isotonitazene, a powerful synthetic opioid, mistaken for oxycodone. The report urges authorities to take action to prevent similar tragedies, emphasizing the need for increased education about the dangers of opioids and recognizing the social responsibility in addressing this issue.
MONTREAL — The 2023 death of a Quebec teen who was poisoned from a synthetic opioid should raise alarm bells for authorities to do more to prevent similar tragedies, says a coroner's report released this week.
"Mathis's death should sound the alarm, because we should not wait for the accumulation of deaths among young people to make this observation." Boivin has spent time doing outreach work himself — speaking to students in schools about opioid addiction and his first-hand experience. He would also like to see prevention measures be streamlined across all schools in the province.
According to the report, Mathis had purchased around five to seven pills the afternoon before his death from a street dealer. He thought he had purchased oxycodone, but testing on the pills his parents found in his wallet did not detect oxycodone.
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