B.C. overdose spike linked to veterinary sedative medetomidine

VANCOUVER — Victoria Police are warning the public about an increase in overdoses related to medetomidine, a veterinary sedative that health officials says is being mixed with opioids such as fentanyl.
Police say in a Wednesday news release that officers had responded to 15 non-fatal overdoses in the previous 24 hours linked to medetomidine, which can lead to prolonged unconsciousness.
Medetomidine is described by the B.C. Centre for Disease Control as a new substance in the unregulated dr