June 29, 2021

Advisory: Warning about potent counterfeit Roxicodone® (“blue pills”), dangers of using drugs purchased without prescriptions

ATTENTION: PARTNERS IN GREENWOOD & UNION COUNTIES AND SURROUNDING AREAS

Advisory: Warning about potent counterfeit Roxicodone® (“blue pills”), dangers of using drugs purchased without prescriptions.

The Opioid Emergency Response Team (OERT) is issuing an alert due to ongoing substance use and overdose activity in Greenwood and Union counties and surrounding areas connected with counterfeit 30 mg Roxicodone® (AKA “blue pills”) containing potent fentanyl. This alert is to increase community awareness and advise partners of the risks of using these counterfeit drugs and others purchased without prescriptions, as well as opportunities to prevent overdoses. Read more.