Dakota County Sheriff Joe Leko and the Dakota County Drug Task Force issued an overdose spike alert Tuesday, June 2.

The announcement states:

The Dakota County Drug Task Force is warning residents about an increase in fatal and non-fatal overdoses in the past week, with a recent spike in the past 24 hours.

This signals a possible increased presence of fentanyl in the drug supply. Even recreational drug users are at risk for overdose and death. Fentanyl could be in drug supplies of cocaine, crack cocaine, and methamphetamine.

KNOW THE SIGNS OF AN OPIOID OVERDOSE

• Loss of consciousness
• Unresponsive to outside stimulus
• Fingernails and lips turn blue or purplish-black
• Pulse is slow, erratic or absent
• Breathing is very slow and shallow, erratic, or has stopped
• For lighter-skinned people, skin tone turns bluish-purple; for darker-skinned people, it turns gray or ashen
• Choking sounds or snore-like gurgling noise
• Vomiting
• Body is limp

GET IMMEDIATE HELP

• Mental health/emotional support: Call 988
• Crisis text line: Text "MN" to 741741
• For emergencies: Call 911