"A little, it'll do you": dangerous opioids slip into drugs, causing unexpected overdoses

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – A deadly opioid slips into other drugs and causes unexpected overdoses in central Indiana.

Local drug prevention groups report finding fentanyl in almost all drugs except marijuana.

Opioid is more addictive than heroin and it takes very little to cause an overdose. Fentanyl usually causes a sleepy reaction, but it does appear in stimulants like cocaine and ecstasy.

"What we're seeing is that people are responding to an opioid overdose because of drugs they're not expecting," he said, Jes Cochran, founder of Circle City Users Union. a little more than it's going overdose ya. "

Drug abuse prevention groups said users should wear fentanyl test strips. The paper testers can be immersed in liquid medications to see if they contain the deadly opioid. They can also be used for powdered medicines by adding water to the bag or container in which they are entered.

"It's more likely that a fentanyl could have cleaned up any part of the bag," Cochran said.

Methamphetamine can create a false positive with the tests, so the drug should be placed in half a cup of water with a very small amount of medication added before the test. All these drugs are illegal and harmful.

"People who use this die, they can not get to a better place in their convalescence," said Cochran.

Fentanyl test strips cost about $ 100 per pack for every 100 test strips. Free test strips are available from Circle City Users, Indiana Recovery Alliance and Overdose Lifeline.