Benzodiazepines
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Vape juice containing benzodiazepines prompts Chilliwack drug alertBenzodiazepines are a class of drug that slow brain activity and create a drowsy or calming effect, and include the brand-name products Valium, Xanax and Ativan.HealthJun 29, 2023
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Interior Health issues alert for street drug in KelownaThe alert is for a drug called Down, which is said to contain very high concentrations of fentanyl and benzodiazepines.HealthMay 25, 2023
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Prairie Harm Reduction warns about new substance amid rising drug overdosesThe number of overdose deaths in Saskatchewan has more than tripled over the past six years, with 366 deaths being reported in 2021 by the Saskatchewan Coroners Service.HealthAug 4, 2022
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B.C. reports at least 160 overdose deaths in MayMay marked the 15th straight month with more than 100 suspected illicit drug toxicity deaths in B.C.NewsJun 29, 2021
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Calgary police warn about potential of deadly new street drugCalgary police said that the addition of benzodiazepines to counterfeit Xanax and fentanyl can make the drugs resistant to naloxone.CrimeApr 13, 2021
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Interior Health issues street drug warning for Kelowna, West KelownaThe Kelowna alert is for street drugs being sold as fentanyl but that they actually contain benzodiazepines and fentanyl.Feb 4, 2021
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Interior Health issues drug alert for PentictonInterior Health says a black, tar-like and chunky substance is being sold as fentanyl, but that it contains benzodiazepines and fentanyl.HealthFeb 3, 2021
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N.S. doctor shortage leads to barriers for patients in need of prescriptions for narcotics, controlled drugs"Patients running out of their medications, patients taking less than maybe they should. All those kinds of things have an impact on their health and it has an impact on the system as a whole."HealthJan 15, 2020
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Deadly new street drug mix can’t be reversed by naloxone, AHS warnsHealth officials are warning Albertans about a new mix of street drugs that won’t fully be reversed by naloxone if the person consuming them suffers an overdose.CanadaAug 1, 2019
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Vancouver Overdose Prevention Society blames new drug for 16 overdoses in 2 daysThe society's director says she's noticed a recent spike in overdoses ever since a type of psychoactive drug also known as "benzos" came on the Vancouver scene.HealthJul 7, 2019
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