Public health partners and the Hamilton County Heroin Coalition are recommending implementing protective measures which should include:
- Having available and using necessary personal protective equipment
- Avoid using street drugs alone
- Carrying naloxone and being prepared to use multiple doses when necessary
The alert noted officials don’t know what may be driving this recent change in activity. However, they suspect it might have something to do with a change in the composition of illicit street drugs in our community, including mixtures of opiates, fentanyl, carfentanil, and other synthetics.
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