Urgent warning issued after drugs overdoses
Getty ImagesAn urgent warning has been issued after a series of drug-related incidents in North East Lincolnshire.
It comes after reports of emergency services responding to four unresponsive people, believed to have overdosed, at the weekend.
Geoff Barnes, deputy director of public health for northern Lincolnshire, said "some harmful drugs" were circulating in the Grimsby area.
"These drugs can cause a very sudden overdose which can be life-threatening," he added.
Those taking drugs were advised to avoid using them alone and to ensure there was access to naloxone - which rapidly reverses opioid overdoses by blocking the effects of drugs like heroin, fentanyl, and morphine.
People have also been urged to dial 999 in the event of an overdose.
On Monday, Humberside Police arrested 10 men after several people became ill.
The force said four people were found unresponsive in the East Marsh area of Grimsby after they were believed to have overdosed on suspected heroin and a synthetic amphetamine.
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