's Interior Health Authority is warning drug users in Kamloops, B.C., of street drugs with a high concentration of fentanyl being sold in the area. Both Hughes and Interior Health advise anyone who is using street drugs not to use alone and to have naloxone on hand. If using alone is the only option, Interior Health suggests using the Lifeguard app, which can connect an individual with emergency services if they do experience an overdose. "Obviously this is the worst time to be using street level drugs, because almost all of it is contaminated," Hughes said. For that reason, Interior Health recommends having drugs tested before use.

Source: CBC News August 10, 2020 19:41 UTC