Street tablets could be laced with fentanyl, warns doctor

There are concerns about reports of fentanyl-laced tablets in the community. Picture: Larry Cummins

Homemade tablets which might be laced with fentanyl are to be sent for analysis amid fears their circulation in the community could lead to an increase in overdoses and drug deaths.

Dr Austin O'Carroll, a founder of Safetynet Primary Care and HSE clinical lead in the Covid-19 response for people who are homeless, tweeted at the weekend that he was concerned about reports of fentanyl-laced tablets in the community.