Health unit nurse explains why continued drug warnings are important in helping to fight the battle against poisonous street drugs
In the past month, the Sudbury health unit has issued no less than three new drug warnings to say that there are increasing reports of the number of overdoses -- drug poisonings -- taking place in the local jurisdiction.
She said the health unit works closely with front line workers to try to do some detective work on what the actual illegal substance looked like, what colour it was, how it was presented and what were symptoms leading up to the overdose. She said that sort of information is important. "So I do know that there's been a lot that have gone out in the last several months. And that's just kind of boiled down to just how toxic and unregulated the supply is here and how unpredictable it is," she said.
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