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The war on drugs must be taking a break!! How is it that a controlled substance like Fentanyl can be readily available to be mixed with cocaine.  Fentanyl is the same drug that was alleged to have been the reason for Prince’s death.  The narcotic laced with the pain-killer is said by authorities to be the reason the overdose rates have been increasing in central Illinois.

The drug issue didn’t seem to be “top” priority when it was in the “hood” well since it’s a growing problem in “suburbia” we can expect more to be done to “save” those affected by drug abuse.  Of course that’s another post!!

Read more as reported by FOX:

Police in central Illinois say three people have died within the past few days from a highly potent form of fentanyl that’s also being found in cocaine.

The Peoria Journal Star reports that Peoria Police Chief Jerry Mitchell led a news conference Thursday, just days after the police department learned about the drug.

Mitchell says the fentanyl-laced cocaine is a “game changer” because people who regularly use cocaine tend not to carry Narcan, an antidote meant to reverse the effects of heroin and other opioids.

The new drug is the latest in the ongoing opioid crisis that’s hit the nation. Mitchell says Peoria has seen more than 250 overdose victims so far this year, compared to less than 60 overdose victims this time in 2015.

Police urge users to look into treatment options.

Source: FOX