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3 suspected heroin overdoses in 12 hours in Lindsay

KAWARTHA LAKES-The City of kawartha Lakes Police have issued a public service announcement after three suspected heroin overdoses in twelve hours.  Kawartha Lakes Paramedics say they feel the drugs are being tainted with fentanyl.

All three victims survived but police are warning the public of the dangers of these types of street drugs and they are urging members of the public to take particular caution.

They are also asking residents to notify police service immediately if the location of any suspected street drugs is known, even for discarded syringes, so that they may be disposed of in a safe manner.

&nbspphoto credit: John Twohig Photography Syringe 2 via photopin (license)

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Pamela VanMeer is a two time winner of the prestigious Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) Award. Her investigative reports on abuse in Long Term Care Homes garnered international attention for the issue and won the Ron Laidlaw Award. She is a former reporter and anchor at CHEX News, now Global Peterborough and helped launch the New CHEX Daily, a daily half hour talk show. While at CHCH News in Hamilton she covered some of the biggest news stories of the day.

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