Delaware Faces Overdose Surge as Deadly Mix Proves Resistant to Naloxone

Initial samples of drugs found in overdose cases contained xylazine, bromazolam, fentanyl, quinine, and caffeine.

The overdose-reversal drug Narcan is displayed during training for employees of the Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC) in Philadelphia on Dec. 4, 2018. Matt Rourke/AP

Officials in Delaware are alerting the public to a rise in overdoses resistant to the well-known opioid reversal drug Naloxone (Narcan).

“[In the last six days,] we’ve seen more than 30 overdoses in our department and in our facility,” Beebe Hospital emergency room Dr. Paul Cowan said at a press conference on May 1 with state officials.