Image Credit: Interior Health

By James Peters

Drug Alert

Drug sold as Percocet on Kamloops streets actually contains fentanyl

Feb 17, 2021 | 5:13 PM

KAMLOOPS — Interior Health (IH) has issued an alert about a drug being sold in Kamloops that is not what it appears.

According to an alert issued Wednesday (Feb. 17), the drug is sold as Percocet — a common brand name for the opioid oxycodone.

However, IH says the drug contains acetaminophen and fentanyl.

Users of the drug are at a high risk of a fentanyl overdose.

The drug appears as a white pill with a ‘TEC’ stamp. Its contents were determined after testing at ASK Wellness in Kamloops.

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IH advises drug users to get their drugs checked at ASK Wellness and never to use drugs alone.