Street Drug

• Interior Health issues street drug alert for Penticton

  A drug being sold as Down contains a strong synthetic opioid called Nitazene. The drug carries a high risk of overdosing.

  Canada

  Jul 31, 2023
  
• New ‘harmful’ street drug found in Prairie Mountain Health

  Prairie Mountain Health (PMH) is warning residents of a new dangerous found on the streets in Brandon. 

  Health

  Aug 13, 2022
  
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• B.C. opens new pathway to ‘safe supply’ for drug users amid coronavirus pandemic

  B.C. has introduced new clinical guidance that could make it easier for people struggling with addictions to get access to safe drugs.

  Mar 27, 2020
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• Regina police report 20 more drug overdoses in 5-day span, 62 since the new year

  The Regina Police Service continues to investigate a high number of drug overdoses occurring in the city.

  Canada

  Feb 18, 2020
• Three people charged in two drug overdose deaths on Alberta reserve

  Police say three people from a southern Alberta reserve have been charged in the drug overdose deaths of a man and a woman.

  Crime

  Mar 23, 2015