Authorities are trying to figure out what is inside a mysterious yellow pill that is so potent it killed four people in central Georgia and sent dozens to the hospital.
Starting Sunday, paramedics were called to the scene of several overdoses, and once the patients arrived at the hospital, most had to undergo aggressive treatment, Dr. Gaylord Lopez, director of the Georgia Poison Center, told USA Today. Chris Hendry, chief medical officer at Navicent Health in Macon, said the pill can cause people to lose consciousness and go into severe respiratory failure.
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