Four deaths have been linked to the overdose cluster, but officials are still waiting on autopsy results to determine the exact cause of death. Some patients have described taking a yellow pill they thought was the prescription painkiller Percocet, Hendry said, but the overdose symptoms were "much more severe in onset." of the medication that is typically used to reverse opioid overdoses. The patients, mostly brought in by ambulance, appeared sleepy, had slurred speech and had difficulty breathing, Hendry said. These symptoms led doctors to suspect opioid overdose, but toxicology results won't be back for at least a couple of days.

Source: CNN June 06, 2017 20:16 UTC