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EVAN: SEVEN DEATHS IN SEVEN DAYS. ALL OF THEM LINKED TO A POTENTIALLY BAD BATCH OF HEROIN, POSSIBLY LACED WITH FENTANYL. I AM EVAN ONSTOT. JESSICA: I AM SSICA SCHAMBACH. THIS IS A CTURE OF THE HEROIN FOUND IN THE HOME OF ONE OVERDOSE VICTIM. TONIGHT, A WARNING FROM STATE DRUG AGENT IN OUR STATE OF ADDICTION. >> THE USER WILL HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THEY’RE ACTUALLY TAKING UNTIL OFTEN TIMES IT IS TOO LATE. JESSICA: SEVEN SUSPECTED HEROIN OVERDOSE DEATHS IN LESS THAN A WEEK. FIVE IN THE OKLAHOMA CITY METRO. TWO IN THE TULSA AREA. >> WE JUST DON’T TYPICALLY SEE THAT MANY THAT CLOSE TOGETHER. JESSICA: AUTHORITIES DISCOVERED THE TREND USING THEIR OVERDOSE MAPPING SYSTEM. FIRST RESPONDERS REPORT THE FIELD. >> SOME OF THE INFORMATION WE ARE GETTING WOULD INDICATE THAT IT IS POSSIBLY A BATCH OF HEROIN THAT COULD BE BASED WITH FENTANYL. JESSICA: FENTANYL IS AN OPIOID THAT IS 100 TIMES MORE POWERFUL THAN FENTANYL. >> IT IS SOMETHING THAT THEY, THE DISTRIBUTORS AND THE TRAFFICKERS, WILL DO IS THEY WILL BACKFILL DRUGS LIKE HEROIN WITH FENTANYL OFTEN TIMES TO EXPAND THE PRODUCT AND MAKE IT STRONGER THAN IT WAS. BECAUSE THE STRONGER THE PRODUCT, THE BIGGER THE DEMAND THERE TYPICALLY IS. JESSICA: STATE DRUG AGENTS ACTED FAST. THEY GOT A SEARCH WARRANT AND MADE ONE ARREST LESS THAN 24 HOURS AFTER ONE OF THE DEATHS. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER OVERDOSE DEATH CLUSTERS IN THE COUNTRY. OBN SAYS ONE CLUSTER HAD 32 DEATHS IN A 48-HOUR PERIOD. EVAN: LAST YEAR, THERE WERE 57 HEROIN-RELATED DEATHS IN ALL

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Officials with the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics have issued a warning after seeing a rise in heroin deaths this past week.Seven Oklahomans have died of suspected heroin overdoses since May 27. Five of the deaths were reported in the Oklahoma City metro, and two were in the Tulsa area.OBN agents are working to determine if there were any connections among the victims, officials said. “We had 57 heroin deaths in all of 2018," OBN spokesman Mark Woodward said in a news release. "So, seven deaths in just seven days is very concerning, indicating this heroin is likely very potent with a higher risk of overdose. Our investigators believe the heroin may have been laced with fentanyl, which is a powerful opioid.”One arrest has been made in connection with the deaths, and agents are investigating the source and origin of the heroin.Officials learned about the spike from information that had been entered in the agency's program, which involves first responders entering suspected overdoses into a real-time mapping system. The program allows OBN to send warnings and resources within hours to areas where spikes are recognized. Signs of a possible overdose include:The person may not be responsive.The person’s fingertips or lips are blue or gray.The person’s breathing may be slow, shallow, erratic or absent.The person may be gurgling or making snoring noises.The person may be confused or acting irrational.If you suspect someone has overdosed:Do not allow the person to “sleep it off” or leave them alone.Do not put the person in a bath or shower.Do not delay in calling 911 to clean up the scene.People can get free naloxone or Narcan without a prescription at several locations across the state, officials said. Locations can be found online here.Officials urge people with information about the investigation or other criminal activity to call the OBN tip-line at 1-800-522-8031 or to email drugtips@obn.state.ok.us.