Aug. 31 is International Overdose Awareness Day.

According to officials at Torrington, Connecticut-based McCall Behavioral Health Network, the prevalence of Fentanyl has led to misinformation and concerns from law enforcement and first responders.

Lauren Pristo is the director of community engagement at McCall. She said a recent viral video that circulated in July this year highlighted those issues.

“An officer believed they were exposed to fentanyl, and he immediately started asking for Naloxone,” Pristo said. “But the symptoms were more reflective of a panic attack, where there was increased respiration, and there was audible panic in the officer's voice. And this happens when we focus on the chemical and treat it as a bioweapon.”

Pristo said that although fentanyl is a powerful and

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