Peace Regional RCMP officers had to deal with a pair of suspected drug overdoses in Peace River on Saturday night.
Police received two separate 911 calls, in less than a 10-minute span for two suspected over-doses at opposite ends of town at around 10 PM on Saturday.
Officers attended the two separate residences, along with emergency medical services. It is known at this time that two individuals, one a 44-year old and a 55-year old consumed what they believed to be street drugs. The 55-year old believed they were consuming heroin, while the 44-year old, administered themselves with a purple powder intravenously. As a result the 44-year old required the use of Naloxone on scene. Both individuals were admitted to hospital.
The Mounties suspect that the street drugs taken during these overdoses may have been contaminated with substances such as fentanyl or its analogues which could include carfentanil.
Peace Regional RCMP wish to remind the public that street drugs are not always what they appear to be. Had it not been for the fast actions of those around and the immediate response by emergency medical personnel, these two individuals may have had a very different outcome.
– Kyle Moore, Trending 55 Newsroom
