Police: 2 Fatal Overdoses Not Linked To String Of Recent Heroin DeathsPOSTED: 1:18 pm EDT June 9,
2006 PITTSBURGH -- Police said Friday that two people in Pittsburgh dead of overdoses did not die from a potent form of heroin that has killed six people in recent days.Authorities said one of Thursday's victims was found slumped over his car's steering wheel with a needle stuck in his arm.Police said toxicology reports did not list fentanyl in either of the two fatal overdoses Thursday.There was a nonfatal overdose about 11 p.m. Thursday on Meadow Street in Larimer, police said.According to police, there was no evidence found at the scene to allow for testing, so they are unable to connect the case to the string of laced-heroin deaths at this time.Authorities said nearly 50 people have overdosed since Friday on what authorities believed is heroin combined with fentanyl, which is considered 80 times more powerful than morphine.The drug is sold in packets marked "Get high or die trying." Related Links: More County News Copyright 2006 by ThePittsburghChannel. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report. |
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