THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THE O.M.I. ARE INVESTIGATING 20 DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS IN NEW MEXICO THIS YEAR WHICH ARE THOUGHT TO BE LINKED TO ILLEGALLY MANUFACTURED FENTANYL, THE POWERFUL PAINKILLER.
OF THE 20 DEATHS, 11 ALSO HAD METHAMPHETAMINE PRESENT IN TOXICOLOGY REPORTS. FIVE OF THE DEATHS WERE IN BERNALILLO COUNTY. THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS FENTANYL IS OFTEN SOLD ON THE STREET AS HEROIN, OXYCODONE, OR OTHER DRUGS…AND HAS A MUCH HIGHER POTENCY THAN MORPHINE.
