Heroin tainted with the painkiller fentanyl and packaged in bags marked 'Theraflu,' was said to be behind a shocking rash of deaths and overdoses across western Pennsylvania.
Heroin tainted with a powerful painkiller and branded 'Theraflu' has led to a rash of deaths in Pittsburgh and neighboring counties.
A bad batch of smack is dropping junkies across Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania, authorities say.
Tainted heroin killed as many as 17 people in the region in the past seven days, including five suspected overdoses since Friday, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported.
Authorities say the killer dope is spiked with the powerful narcotic, fentanyl, and is being sold in baggies stamped with the word "Theraflu."
Allegheny County medical examiner Karl Williams said his office typically sees 250 fatal overdoes at year.