{"id":2673,"date":"2021-11-22T16:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-22T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/1179432401"},"modified":"2021-11-22T16:30:00","modified_gmt":"2021-11-22T16:30:00","slug":"fentanyl-laced-marijuana-eyed-in-dozens-of-connecticut-overdoses-possibly-the-first-confirmed-case-in-the-u-s-cbs-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/?p=2673","title":{"rendered":"Fentanyl-Laced Marijuana Eyed In Dozens Of Connecticut Overdoses; \u2018Possibly The First Confirmed Case In The U.S.\u2019 &#8211; CBS New York"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/fentanyl-laced-marijuana-eyed-in-dozens-of-connecticut-overdoses-possibly-the-first-confirmed-case-in-the-u-s-cbs-new-york.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<section class=\"column-item media-type-anvato ratio-display close-btn\" id=\"featured-media\"><\/section>\n<div class=\"main-story-wrapper\">\n<p><strong>HARTFORD, Conn. (CBSNewYork)<\/strong> \u2013 Health officials in Connecticut are issuing a warning about <a href=\"http:\/\/newyork.cbslocal.com\/tag\/fentanyl\">fentanyl<\/a>-laced marijuana which is being eyed in a rash of overdoses throughout the state.<\/p>\n<p>Since July, 39 overdoses requiring the use of naloxone for revival have been reported. In each of the cases, the person involved said they had only smoked <a href=\"http:\/\/newyork.cbslocal.com\/tag\/marijuana\">marijuana<\/a>, but officials said they exhibited opioid symptoms.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/newyork.cbslocal.com\/video\/6164720-us-officials-only-a-matter-of-time-before-omicron-covid-variant-found-here\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US Officials: Only A Matter Of Time Before Omicron COVID Variant Found In America<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A cluster of cases was reported in October in Plymouth, though officials say incidents have been dispersed across the state. A lab test of some of the marijuana used in one of the Plymouth cases confirmed the presence of fentanyl, a potent and potentially deadly opioid.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/newyork.cbslocal.com\/2021\/11\/28\/new-york-islanders-covid-outbreak-games-postponed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2 Islanders Games Postponed Amid COVID-19 Outbreak<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the first lab-confirmed case of marijuana with fentanyl in Connecticut and possibly the first confirmed case in the United States,\u201d said Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Manisha Juthani.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE NEWS: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/newyork.cbslocal.com\/2021\/11\/28\/cbs2-weather-headlines-passing-rain-snowflakes-possible-sunday-afternoon-same-story-overnight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS2 Weather Headlines: Passing Rain, Snowflakes Possible Sunday Afternoon; Same Story Overnight<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Editor\u2019s note: This story was first published Nov. 19.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HARTFORD, Conn. (CBSNewYork) \u2013 Health officials in Connecticut are issuing a warning about fentanyl-laced marijuana which is being eyed in a rash of overdoses throughout the state. Since July, 39 overdoses requiring the use of naloxone for revival have been reported. In each of the cases, the person involved said they had only smoked marijuana, but officials said they exhibited opioid symptoms. READ MORE: US Officials: Only A Matter Of Time Before Omicron COVID Variant Found In America A cluster of cases was reported in October in Plymouth, though officials say incidents have been dispersed across the state. 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