“I just felt the life go right out of his body.”Cody was the first of eight overdoses in a frenzied 20 minutes that night across three separate locations in the municipality of Delta. They had taken cocaine tainted with fentanyl purchased earlier that evening, likely from the same dealer, police said. The problem has been particularly acute in B.C., where officials earlier this year declared a public health emergency because of hundreds of fatal fentanyl overdoses. Still, Cody and his buddies called a local dealer that night — someone they considered a friend — and he delivered straight to their home. Read more …Aaron, whose brother’s recollection of that night is still foggy, said it’s best to avoid recreational drugs altogether.

Source: National Post September 15, 2016 19:18 UTC