Five suspected drug overdose/poisoning related deaths in the past five days

he Overdose Monitoring Alert and Response System (OMARS) is issuing and Overdose Alert for Waterloo Region. From April 1 to 5, five suspected drug overdose/poisoning related deaths occurred in Waterloo Region. One suspected drug overdose/poisoning death was related to red coloured fentanyl. For more information, check the full Community Drug Alert, April 6 2023 release.