Fentanyl linked to overdoses by 5 people who attended party in Barrie, Ont.
BARRIE, Ont. — Police say five people who overdosed after using what they believed was cocaine at a party in a city north of Toronto, actually took heroin laced with the deadly opioid fentanyl.
They say four men and a woman were taken to a hospital early on Oct. 2 after collapsing in various locations in downtown Barrie, Ont.
Investigators say the five had been at a party and believed they had taken cocaine.
Police say toxicology reports have confirmed that all five took a combination of heroin and fentanyl.