The BCCSU publishes Provincial and regional monthly reports that summarize drug checking results. Here is the July 2022 report from samples collected by Drug Checking Sites across the Interior Health region.

Key Findings

• The percentage of opioids testing positive for benzodiazepines in the region decreased from 72.0% to 61.6% (45 of 73
  samples). Trends may be hard to infer due the large geographic region, and the true rate may be higher than reported here
  as etizolam, a benzodiazepine-like substance, may be missed by drug checking technologies.
• One alert was issued about fentanyl being sold as cocaine.
•  The overall decrease in drugs checked during July may be in part due to the diversion of some services to music
  festivals that occurred within the region

Find the full report here.