Northwestern Health Unit Issues Public Drug Alert Following Death, String of Overdoses

Northwestern Health Unit issues public drug alert following death, string of overdoses

The Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) is warning people about a substance referred to on the streets as “Louis Vuitton” that has caused one death and a string of overdoses in the Kenora, Ont., area. Here's what we know about the toxic drug and what the health unit says people can do to reduce the risks associated with it.

1 death, 5 other severe drug poisonings lead to health unit alert

The Northwestern Health Unit says the six incidents involving laced fentanyl happened in Kenora over a 48-hour period.