An alert has been issued in Windsor-Essex after 12 opioid overdose emergency department visits were reported last week
According to officials, 10 of the 12 visits involved fentanyl
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit’s opioid and substance use notification system identified an increase in the number of opioid overdose emergency visits and calls between Sept. 4 and Sept. 10
Along with the 12 visits, the system fagged five consecutive days of suspected opioid overdose EMS calls between Sept. 4 and Sept. 8
Officials say, together, the 12 overdoses combined with the five days of calls warranted a public alert
