'Alarming' new drug found in Ottawa's unregulated supply

In a joint statement Thursday, Ottawa Public Health, Ottawa police and the city's overdose prevention and response taskforce issued an alert after the first sample of a drug called "N-pyrrolidino etonitazene," also known as "Pyro," was detected this week.

'Alarming' new drug found in Ottawa's unregulated supply
Firefighters in Ottawa are responding to more opioid calls, and administering more doses of naloxone.

In a joint statement Thursday, Ottawa Public Health, Ottawa police and the city's overdose prevention and response taskforce issued an alert after the first sample of a drug called "N-pyrrolidino etonitazene," also known as "Pyro," was detected this week.