TORONTO — An officer with the Toronto police drug squad died of a fentanyl overdose earlier this year, with the amount of the opioid found in his system being too much to have been from mere contact with the drug, the force said Thursday. Michael Thompson, 37, was found in medical distress at his home east of Toronto on April 10. He was rushed to hospital where he died three days later, Toronto police said in a statement on Thursday. Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid about 100 times stronger than morphine, is often combined with other drugs, including cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine. She said Toronto police also conducted multiple reviews on Toronto police’s wellness services.

Source: National Post November 16, 2017 21:26 UTC