Vernon Drug Alert
Here is a link to download a printable version of the Vernon drug alert.
Here is a link to download a printable version of the Vernon drug alert.
Location | Regular Drug Checking Hours | Days | Holiday Hours | When to Drop Off Samples | Contact |
ANKORS East – Cranbrook
1324 2nd Street N |
9 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Monday to Thursday | Dec. 27, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Dec. 29, 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. Dec. 31 – Call ahead |
All ANKORS opening hours | 250-919-9179 |
ANKORS West – Nelson
101 Baker St. |
9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Monday to Thursday | Dec. 23, Noon – 6 p.m.
Dec. 27 & 28, 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Dec. 30, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Closed Dec. 25, 26 & Jan. 1 |
All ANKORS opening hours | 236-972-7080 |
ASK Wellness – Kamloops
433 Tranquille Rd. |
1 p.m. – 4 p.m. | Monday to Thursday | Closed Dec. 25 & Jan. 1
Call ahead in case of service interruptions |
All ASK Wellness opening hours | 250-299-7219 |
ASK Wellness – Penticton
594 Winnipeg St. |
8 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Monday & Thursday | Closed Dec. 25 & Jan. 1 | All ASK Wellness – Burdock House opening hours | 250-328-9619 |
Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy – Vernon
Unit 100, 3605 31 St. |
10 a.m. – 2 p.m. & 12-4 p.m. | Tuesday to Friday | Closed Dec. 26 | All Medicine Shoppe opening hours | 778-212-8611 |
UBCO HaRT – Kelowna
3333 University Way |
2 p.m. – 5 p.m. | Tuesday to Friday | Closed Dec. 26 | All Living Positive Resource Centre hours | 250-864-1431 |
Here is a link to download a printable version of the Nelson drug alert.
Here is a link to download a printable version of the drug advisory.
Find the full report here.
In August, a total of 336 drug checks were performed by services offering FTIR drug checking in the Interior Health region. The number of psychedelic samples checked dropped significantly following the summer festival season.
The percentage of all opioids testing positive for benzodiazepines by FTIR and test strip was 72.8% in August (99 of 136samples), a slight decline from the previous months.
Benzodiazepines were found in concentrations high enough to be detected by FTIR in 18.5% of unregulated opioid samples checked (25 of 135 samples), with bromazolam most frequently detected (24 samples).
Fluorofentanyl was detected in 20.0% of unregulated samples (27 of 135 samples), whereas fentanyl was detected in 51.1% (69 samples).
Find the full report here.
Find the full report here.
Find the full report here.
DOWN with high concentration of fluorofentanyl associated with multiple overdoses
Sold as Down, Fentanyl, Dope – Light green, blue and purple pebbles
High concentration of fluorofentanyl.
Positive for benzodiazepines.
High risk of overdose, High risk of fatal overdose.
Mixing with alcohol can be especially dangerous.
Focus on breathing if naloxone appears to not resolve overdose symptoms.
Using in the cold increases chances of overdose.
Smoking is NOT safer than injecting. Take care when smoking drugs by using a little at a time and waiting a few minutes, as some effects can take longer to appear.
Naloxone does not work on Benzos, BUT naloxone will work on the opioid overdose symptoms. After giving breaths and naloxone, the person may begin breathing normally, but may not wake up. More doses of naloxone should only be given if the person is not breathing normally (less than 10 breaths a minute). If the person is breathing normally but remains unconscious, place in recovery position and stay with them until emergency services arrive.
No matter what or how you use (oral, smoking, snorting, injecting) take steps to prevent overdose
Here is a link to download a printable version of the Trail drug alert.
Here is a link to download a printable version of the Castlegar and Nelson drug alert.