Warning issued after incidents on Monday night
Manx addiction charity Motiv8 is urging heroin users not to take the drug alone and to carry life-saving Naloxone kits after two near-fatal overdoses on the Island last night.
Police and Manx Care has issued urgent advice after the incidents, saying the two individuals survived only thanks to medical intervention.
Anyone who recently took heroin is told to seek medical advice, whilst those with it in their possession are urged to dispose of it immediately.
CEO Thea Ozenturk says two cases in 24 hours suggests there's a particularly strong batch of the drug circulating the Island:
You can listen to the full interview with Thea Ozenturk and Trainee Support Worker Jason McKee via the latest Manx Radio NEWSCAST.
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