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CT Officials Warn Of Marijuana Laced With Fentanyl After Dozens Of Overdoses CT Officials Warn Of Marijuana Laced With Fentanyl After Dozens Of Overdoses
CT Officials Warn Of Marijuana Laced With Fentanyl After Dozens Of Overdoses Health officials in Connecticut have issued a warning regarding fentanyl-laced marijuana after dozens of overdoses. The Connecticut Overdose Response Strategy and the Connecticut Department of Public Health, have recently received reports of overdose patients who have exhibited opioid overdose symptoms and required naloxone for revival.  The patients denied any opioid use and claimed to have only smoked marijuana, the department said. Recent incidents where only marijuana use was reported but naloxone was required: July 2021 – 11 cases August 2021 – nine cases September 2021 – nine …

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