Two OD on Fentanyl in Brandon, one in ICU
July 24, 2019, 6:07 am
Monday July 22, 2019, after 11:00 pm, Brandon police received a request to assist members of Brandon Fire and Emergency Services with a suspected overdose.
Two adult individuals were discovered by a third adult as unresponsive in a residential bathroom. Both individuals were transported to Brandon Regional Health Centre, one of whom remains in the Intensive Care Unit.
Police learned that the two individuals had purchased two substances, one described to them as Purple Heroin, and the other as Methamphetamine.
During the course of the evening, they consumed both substances.
Initial testing of the substances they had consumed revealed a mix of Fentanyl, Butyrylfentanyl, Carfentanil and Methamphetamine.
It is not clear at this stage of the investigation which of the purchased drugs contained any Fentanyl, or if they both contained some.
Purple Heroin discovered in other jurisdictions has been found to contain a combination of Heroin mixed with Fentanyl, Carfentanil and other Opioids.
Investigation into the source of these substances continues.
Brandon Police Service would like to remind the public of the dangers of the potentially deadly opioids. Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid pain reliever that is similar to morphine and estimated to be 50 to 100 times stronger.
Carfentanil is 100 times more powerful than fentanyl and as little as two milligrams could be fatal though ingestion, inhalation or absorption through the skin.
