Fentanyl overdose death investigated

A tragedy occurred on the weekend when a young man …

A tragedy occurred on the weekend when a young man died from taking Fentalyn, a prescription drug. Mbl.is/ Kjartan Þorbjörnsson

A young man died on Culture Night after respiration failure caused by the use of Fentanyl, a synthetic opiate drug which is a powerful painkiller and tranquillizer.

Last year, the Directorate of Health in Iceland investigated 36 deaths from drug overdose and one of them was traced to the use of Fentanyl. 

The young man in question had been partying in the centre of Reykjavik and then died at his home. His friend had a cardiac arrest and police are investigating whether that is also due to the use of Fentanyl. 

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