By Nathaniel Leigh

RCMP

Grande Prairie RCMP warn of naloxone resistant drug connected to fatal overdoses

Apr 22, 2024 | 6:00 AM

Grande Prairie RCMP is warning residents to be alert following a drug seizure in late February.

The drug contained Fluorofentanyl mixed with Bromazolam, the first recorded instant of Bromazolam in Alberta.

(Photo Credit: Grande Prairie RCMP)

Bromazolam was linked to nine fatal overdoses in New Brunswick in 2022, and any fentanyl laced with Bromazolam reduces the effectiveness of naloxone.

(Photo Credit: Grande Prairie RCMP)

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Anyone with information about illegal activity regarding fentanyl or other illicit drugs is asked to contact their local RCMP detachment or Crime Stoppers.

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