Overdose alert issued for Regina, fentanyl suspected

A Regina Police Service officer can been be seen in this file photo (Donovan Maess)

Over the past week, Regina police responded to 54 emergency calls for suspected overdoses, including four deaths.

According to an alert Thursday, many calls between June 5 to June 12 required multiple doses of naloxone, with 12 suspected overdoses occurring on June 11 alone.

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The alert notes that fentanyl is suspected in the instances.

The alert will remain in effect until June 19 at 11:59 p.m.