Saskatchewan Sees Surge in Overdoses: Call for Increased Naloxone Donations Amid Fentanyl Crisis
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan — Health authorities in Saskatchewan have issued an urgent warning about an unusually potent strain of fentanyl linked to a surge in overdoses and suspicious deaths in Saskatoon. From March 9 to March 11 alone, emergency responders, including the Saskatoon Fire Department, attended to 67 overdose incidents and one suspicious death potentially related to drug use. Local nonprofit Prairie Harm Reduction has identified a brownish-red substance associated with these cases that contains hazardous …