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Gisele
This was on the local new regarding some blood thinners pre-filled in syringes that cannot be accounted for. Imagine if some kids got a hold of this and inject it thinking it might get them high?This is similar to Lovenox (I believe).
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- A local charity accidentally gave away boxes of syringes filled with a dangerous prescription drug in an effort to clear space during a move, police said.
Police urged anyone who has the syringes from the North Star Foundation to contact them and not to use the drug inside, called Fragmin, a blood thinner.
"We're very concerned," Framingham Police Lt. Lou Griffith told the MetroWest Daily News of Framingham. "It's a blood thinner, (that) when taken in a large enough dose, is fatal. This stuff has the potential for serious consequences and health risks."
The North Star Foundation, which is moving to Plainville to save on rent, on Saturday invited local residents to come in for free items, mostly furniture and books.
That afternoon, a concerned man brought boxes of drug-filled syringes to the police station, Griffith said. The man, whom Griffith did not identify, gave police 70 syringes full of the blood thinner.
Police later found a bottle each of Papaverine HCF and Methylene blue injection at the warehouse. Papaverine is a vasodilator, which helps expand blood vessels and increases blood flow for those with circulatory problems. Methylene blue injection is a dye used for medical tracking in blood streams.
"We don't know how many packages were in the warehouse," Griffith said. "All of this stuff was in the warehouse and they had a sign that said, 'Free."'
Dina Kirsh, the donation director for the North Star Foundation, said no drugs were stored in the warehouse.
"My first thought is maybe someone left it there when they were looking at free stuff," said Kirsh. "I never saw those things before. We never saw anything like that before."
The North Star Foundation collects items including food, clothing, toys and medical supplies and distributes them to places such as Guatemala, Russia and Ukraine, according to the organization's Web site.
Kirsh said the foundation receives donations from hospitals, but they are typically medical supplies, not drugs.
"We don't think it came from us," said Kirsh. "There's like a 1 percent possibility it came from a hospital, but I doubt it, because they know more than us what they can give out."
No charges are pending, but detectives are investigating, Griffith said.
Some of the other items given away included 300 cans of spray paint. (AP)
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- A local charity accidentally gave away boxes of syringes filled with a dangerous prescription drug in an effort to clear space during a move, police said.
Police urged anyone who has the syringes from the North Star Foundation to contact them and not to use the drug inside, called Fragmin, a blood thinner.
"We're very concerned," Framingham Police Lt. Lou Griffith told the MetroWest Daily News of Framingham. "It's a blood thinner, (that) when taken in a large enough dose, is fatal. This stuff has the potential for serious consequences and health risks."
The North Star Foundation, which is moving to Plainville to save on rent, on Saturday invited local residents to come in for free items, mostly furniture and books.
That afternoon, a concerned man brought boxes of drug-filled syringes to the police station, Griffith said. The man, whom Griffith did not identify, gave police 70 syringes full of the blood thinner.
Police later found a bottle each of Papaverine HCF and Methylene blue injection at the warehouse. Papaverine is a vasodilator, which helps expand blood vessels and increases blood flow for those with circulatory problems. Methylene blue injection is a dye used for medical tracking in blood streams.
"We don't know how many packages were in the warehouse," Griffith said. "All of this stuff was in the warehouse and they had a sign that said, 'Free."'
Dina Kirsh, the donation director for the North Star Foundation, said no drugs were stored in the warehouse.
"My first thought is maybe someone left it there when they were looking at free stuff," said Kirsh. "I never saw those things before. We never saw anything like that before."
The North Star Foundation collects items including food, clothing, toys and medical supplies and distributes them to places such as Guatemala, Russia and Ukraine, according to the organization's Web site.
Kirsh said the foundation receives donations from hospitals, but they are typically medical supplies, not drugs.
"We don't think it came from us," said Kirsh. "There's like a 1 percent possibility it came from a hospital, but I doubt it, because they know more than us what they can give out."
No charges are pending, but detectives are investigating, Griffith said.
Some of the other items given away included 300 cans of spray paint. (AP)
