![]() ![]() Any information is checked and validated with the Police and other partners prior to deciding what actions to take to reduce the harms for individuals and the community. "There is a drug alert and cascade process within Public Health in Devon County Council which is aligned to the national Public Health England process. Potentially lethal - a batch of 'Blues/Blue Valium' (Image: Paul Chappells / Daily Record) In response to questions about the advisory notice, a spokesman for Public Health Devon told Plymouth Live: “Until we get the forensic analysis back we do not know what is in the tablets, except that, sadly, they are potentially linked to a small number of incidents so far isolated to Exeter. Tragic Natalie Gentle targeted by drugs kingpin until she overdosed at Plymouth homeĪccording to the drug advice website Frank tranquillisers "can be risky, and especially dangerous if you mix them with other depressant drugs like heroin or alcohol".Common benzodiazepines include diazepam (Valium), alalprazolam (Xanax), and clonazepam (Klonopin), among others. ![]() Valium falls into the category of benzodiazepines which work to calm or sedate a person by raising the level of the inhibitory neurostransmitter GABA in the brain. The initial email to Public Health Devon's partner agencies urged them to share the guidance with their workforce but "please do not share with the media." This line was highlighted and the words 'do not' were placed in bold, to emphasise the request. The tablets have been forwarded to Devon and Cornwall Police where the will undergo toxicological testing. In 2016, Scotland, reports suggested the food dye in the fake Valium pills caused users' mouths to turn blue (Image: Paul Chappells / Daily Record) ![]()
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