Other Human Disease -- Canada
The appearance of the deadly opioid carfentanil may explain the dramatic spike in overdoses in British Columbia, despite efforts to slow the carnage, the provincial health officer says.
Dr. Perry Kendall said as the number of [drug] overdose deaths climbed to record levels in November and December [2016], officials suspected the synthetic drug normally used as a tranquilizer on large animals like elephants was to blame.
B.C.'s Health Ministry announced [Wed 1 Feb 2017] a small number of
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