The latest development in the opioid epidemic in British Columbia is the increasing use of medetomidine, a veterinary anaesthetic, mixed in with the street-drug supply. In one week, in November, there was an estimated 1251 drug-toxicity calls for the whole of British Columbia, surpassing the other weekly record of 1181 calls. With o[ne notable event seeing a homeless shelter in Duncan running out of naloxone, as the shelter responded to 80 overdoses in one day](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/naloxone-runs-out-bc-shelter-9.6992470). Yet the November death toll has yet to be published and health authorities are unsure whether or not this surge has seen an equal rise in deaths. [Nonetheless there is still concern that this trend can possibly reverse the recent decrease in opioid deaths.](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-911-toxic-drug-poisonings-overdoses-naloxone-9.6994162)
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sounds similar to xylazine (aka tranq), which is a lot of street fent (and stims) these days
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The latest development in the opioid epidemic in British Columbia is the increasing use of medetomidine, a veterinary anaesthetic, mixed in with the street-drug supply. In one week, in November, there was an estimated 1251 drug-toxicity calls for the whole of British Columbia, surpassing the other weekly record of 1181 calls. With o[ne notable event seeing a homeless shelter in Duncan running out of naloxone, as the shelter responded to 80 overdoses in one day](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/naloxone-runs-out-bc-shelter-9.6992470). Yet the November death toll has yet to be published and health authorities are unsure whether or not this surge has seen an equal rise in deaths. [Nonetheless there is still concern that this trend can possibly reverse the recent decrease in opioid deaths.](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-911-toxic-drug-poisonings-overdoses-naloxone-9.6994162)
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