The Community Drug Strategy, which Public Health Sudbury & Districts is a part of, has received reports of an increase in the number of drug poisonings, overdoses, and unexpected reactions from the use of toxic substances in Sudbury and the two districts.
While the agency cannot confirm the substance(s) causing the overdoses, officials say it serves as an important reminder to the public that street drugs, including stimulants, may be cut, or mixed with substances that cause overdose and even death. The agency says there has been an increase in reports of individuals having abnormal reactions after using white powdered substances and that could mean substances with greater toxicity than usual may be circulating.
