Police say someone almost died from using a brand of heroin labeled “Game of Thrones” – and the same brand could be leading to other overdoses in Vermont.

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Police said the latest batch of heroin discovered in Lebanon seems to be highly powerful.A 32-year-old Enfield man almost died Friday night at a home on Perley Avenue in Lebanon. Emergency personnel revived him, and police recovered several packets of a drug labeled “Game of Thrones.”“They recovered some packets of heroin at the scene. They also were able to make two arrests,” Lebanon Police Chief Richard Mello said.The Game of Thrones labeling has also been found in Vermont, and it appears to be connected to recent overdoses there.Lebanon police said the drug could be heroin, fentanyl or a combination of both, and Vermont Health Commissioner Harry Chen said the heroin might be laced with fentanyl.“Instead of taking one dose, you're taking 50 doses. And that's what problematic in terms of overdosing people and killing people,” Chen said.“The cycle has to end. But unfortunately, there's no safe way to do it,” Mello said.Mello said he believes dealers use stamps like this as a way to brand the drug.“I can't really get into the mind of the dealers themselves, but it could be for tracking. There's a number of different reasons why stamping is used on packets of drugs,” Mello said.Police said they traced the drug to 30-year old Brock Richardson, of Enfield, who allegedly also sold heroin to 21-year-old Caleb Dumont-Willey, of Lebanon.Richardson was charged with two counts of sale of heroin, possession of heroin with the intent to distribute and possession of a narcotic drug.Testing will be done to see if the Vermont heroin matches the batch in Lebanon, but Mello said any type could be deadly.“Anytime you take a needle and you ingest heroin or fentanyl in any method, you're putting your life on the line,” Mello said.