Public Safety Alert,
Overdoses caused by suspicious drug,
Dufferin Street and Lakeshore Boulevard West area
Broadcast time: 15:00
Date: Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Unit: 14 Division
Phone: 416-808-1400
Case #: 2021-2313425
The Toronto Police Service would like to warn the public of suspected overdoses that appear to be caused by a suspicious drug.
On Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at 8:28 a.m., police responded to a call for multiple overdoses in the area of Dufferin Street and Lakeshore Boulevard West".
It is reported that:
- five people consumed a quantity of an unknown narcotic suspected to be an opioid
- they all suffered adverse effects
- one person went to hospital
- no one died as a result of taking the drug
As the drug was consumed before police arrived, there is no description of it at this time.
Investigators are concerned there may be more of this suspicious drug sold or given to others.
The Toronto Police Service wants to remind people that if they are taking drugs to use extreme caution and do not take them alone.
If anyone suffers serious illness after consuming a narcotic, they should attend a hospital emergency room, call 9-1-1, or go to a walk-in clinic immediately for treatment. For a referral to a substance use treatment facility, visit Connex Ontario or call 211 or the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health can be reached at 1-800-463-2338.
For more information about overdose prevention and response, please visit the Toronto Public Health website.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-1400, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, online on our Facebook Leave a Tip page, or text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637). Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes or Google Play.
For more news, visit TPSnews.ca.
Constable Jenifferjit Sidhu, Corporate Communications, for Detective Constable Sarah Robertson, 14 Division
