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10/17/2025

Drug Alert: Winnipeg — Thu. October 16, 2025

Two overdose events today had symptoms that indicated complex, multi-substance drug toxicity.

-One required 8 doses of naloxone, 20 minutes and EMS to revive
-Another one required EMS, and the individual requested to go to hospital with paramedics, which is unusual.

When using substances that may contain a combination of opioids and sedatives, it is especially important to start low and go slow, use with a friend, and stagger your use.

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http://www.safersites.ca/20251016winnipeg

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If you are using substances, please:
* Use with a friend and stagger your use
* Start low and go slow
* Have and know how to use naloxone

If you are using alone, consider calling a friend or the NORS line at 1-888-688-NORS so they can spot you.

Get your drugs checked:
Nine Circles, Tu/W/Th, 10am-4pm, parking lot door of 705 Broadway Ave
Street Connections, M/W/F, 8:30am-3:30pm, 496 Hargrave St
— Anonymous fee-based mail-in service
NOTE: FTIR testing is temporarily not available at the Mobile Overdose Prevention Site (MOPS)

If you are experiencing grief from losing loved ones to drug toxicity, please know you are not alone. If you need to talk to someone, please call the crisis line at Klinic: 204-786-8686 or toll free 1-888-322-3019

10/03/2025

Drug Alert: Winnipeg — Fri. October 3, 2025

Dark green chunk/pebble sold as DOWN found to contain fentanyl and medetomidine.

Medetomidine is a veterinary tranquilizer approved only for use in animals. It is stronger than xylazine.

Combining fentanyl/opioids with tranquilizers can lead to complex overdose.

Naloxone does NOT reverse the sedative effects of non-opioid substances such as medetomidine.

Substance was initially tested at Street Connections on Sept. 19 and sent to Health Canada for confirmation. Results were:

Fentanyl (4.51%)
Medetomidine (1.63%)
Caffeine (12.4%)
(Erythritol 70%)

The sample also contained a fentanyl precursor, 4-anilino-N-phenethylpiperidine (4-ANPP) (3.23%)

Important: even though caffeine is a stimulant that is often added to Down, it does NOT reverse the sedative and respiratory depression effects of opioids or tranquilizers

Source: Street Connections

Get printable handbills and a poster at our website (link in bio)
http://www.safersites.ca/20251003winnipeg

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If you are using substances, please:
* Use with a friend and stagger your use
* Start low and go slow
* Have and know how to use naloxone

If you are using alone, consider calling a friend or the NORS line at 1-888-688-NORS so they can spot you.

Get your drugs checked:
Nine Circles, Tu/W/Th, 10am-4pm, parking lot door of 705 Broadway Ave
Street Connections, M/W/F, 8:30am-3:30pm, 496 Hargrave St
— Anonymous fee-based mail-in service
NOTE: FTIR testing is temporarily not available at the Mobile Overdose Prevention Site (MOPS)

If you are experiencing grief from losing loved ones to drug toxicity, please know you are not alone. If you need to talk to someone, please call the crisis line at Klinic: 204-786-8686 or toll free 1-888-322-3019

09/25/2025

Drug Alert: Regina - Thu. September 25, 2025

Cannabis purchased from an unregulated source tested positive for fentanyl and benzodiazepine.

The dried cannabis flower had blue-white powder/chunks on it.�

-Naloxone can reverse the effects of fentanyl but NOT benzodiazepines
-Combining opioids like fentanyl with benzos increases the risk of complex overdose and death.
-The risk is even higher for people who have no opioid tolerance.

Get printable handbills and a poster at our website (link in bio)
http://www.safersites.ca/20250925winnipeg

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If you are using substances, please:
* Use with a friend and stagger your use
* Start low and go slow
* Have and know how to use naloxone

If you are using alone, consider calling a friend or the NORS line at 1-888-688-NORS so they can spot you.

Get your drugs checked:
Nine Circles, Tu/W/Th, 10am-4pm, parking lot door of 705 Broadway Ave
Street Connections, M/W/F, 8:30am-3:30pm, 496 Hargrave St
— Anonymous fee-based mail-in service
NOTE: FTIR testing is temporarily not available at the Mobile Overdose Prevention Site (MOPS)

If you are experiencing grief from losing loved ones to drug toxicity, please know you are not alone. If you need to talk to someone, please call the crisis line at Klinic: 204-786-8686 or toll free 1-888-322-3019

08/30/2025

Drug Alert: Winnipeg, North End — Fri. August 29, 2025

A North End community organization responded to 3 overdoses in the span of 1 hour. People were found unresponsive. One needed 7 vials of naloxone and multiple rounds of CPR to revive.

Get printable handbills and a poster at our website (link in bio)
http://www.safersites.ca/20250829winnipeg

Facebook is starting to censor our drug alerts! Visit https://www.safersites.ca/join to receive drug alerts in your email inbox.

If you are using substances, please:
* Use with a friend and stagger your use
* Start low and go slow
* Have and know how to use naloxone

If you are using alone, consider calling a friend or the NORS line at 1-888-688-NORS so they can spot you.

Get your drugs checked:
Nine Circles, Tu/W/Th, 10am-4pm, parking lot door of 705 Broadway Ave
Street Connections, M/W/F, 8:30am-3:30pm, 496 Hargrave St
— Anonymous fee-based mail-in service
NOTE: FTIR testing is temporarily not available at the Mobile Overdose Prevention Site (MOPS)

If you are experiencing grief from losing loved ones to drug toxicity, please know you are not alone. If you need to talk to someone, please call the crisis line at Klinic: 204-786-8686 or toll free 1-888-322-3019

07/31/2025

Drug Alert: Winnipeg — Wed. July 30, 2025

Reports of a substance sold as DOWN that is fluorescent green and light pink, causing people to overdose from a minuscule amount (“a speck” is causing overdose).

Suspected to be related to 19 emergency calls requiring administration of naloxone over a 24-hour period on July 29.

Get printable handbills and a poster at our website (link in bio)
http://www.safersites.ca/20250730winnipeg

Facebook is starting to censor our drug alerts! Visit https://www.safersites.ca/join to receive drug alerts in your email inbox.

If you are using substances, please:
* Use with a friend and stagger your use
* Start low and go slow
* Have and know how to use naloxone

If you are using alone, consider calling a friend or the NORS line at 1-888-688-NORS so they can spot you.

Get your drugs checked:
Nine Circles, Tu/W/Th, 10am-4pm, parking lot door of 705 Broadway Ave
Street Connections, M/W/F, 8:30am-3:30pm, 496 Hargrave St
— Anonymous fee-based mail-in service
NOTE: FTIR testing is temporarily not available at the Mobile Overdose Prevention Site (MOPS)

If you are experiencing grief from losing loved ones to drug toxicity, please know you are not alone. If you need to talk to someone, please call the crisis line at Klinic: 204-786-8686 or toll free 1-888-322-3019

07/21/2025

Illicit drugs are unregulated, so there’s no guarantee that a consumer is actually getting what they intended to buy.

Pandemic border closures disrupted illicit drug supply routes, making the drugs available even less consistent and riskier than before.

Harm reduction advocates are calling for a safe supply of drugs to be made available so people can be certain that substances have not been adulterated with stronger additives such as highly potent synthetic opioids, including illegally manufactured fentanyl.
Main Street Project currently operates a safe supply program in Winnipeg.

The Community-Supported Opioid Access program launched in late 2023, and the first two participants were introduced to it in early 2024.

The program is rooted in relationships and focused on holistic wraparound supports. The program is small, but the plan is to grow it carefully and bring this life-saving support to more folks who could benefit from it.

With help from Substance Consulting and led by a group of dedicated and passionate Peers, harm reduction specialists, a prescribing doctor, and an on-site nurse, the Community-Supported Opioid Access team runs this program as a small pilot to ensure it’s rolled out in the best way possible.

The Community-Supported Opioid Access program highlights what transformative health care can look like and will save lives.

07/20/2025

Drug Alert: Winnipeg — Sat. July 19, 2025

Substance sold as PINK DOWN connected to five overdoses. Tested positive for para-fluorofentanyl, on FTIR machine.

FTIR results showed caffeine, xylitol (an artifical sweetener) and 16% para-fluorofentanyl, a synthetic opioid. This is an unusually high reading for a synthetic opioid.

Get printable handbills and a poster at our website:
http://www.safersites.ca/20250719winnipeg

Facebook is starting to censor our drug alerts! Visit https://www.safersites.ca/join to receive drug alerts in your email inbox.

If you are using substances, please:
* Use with a friend and stagger your use
* Start low and go slow
* Have and know how to use naloxone

If you are using alone, consider calling a friend or the NORS line at 1-888-688-NORS so they can spot you.

Get your drugs checked:
Nine Circles, Tu/W/Th, 10am-4pm, parking lot door of 705 Broadway Ave
Street Connections, M/W/F, 8:30am-3:30pm, 496 Hargrave St
— Anonymous fee-based mail-in service
NOTE: FTIR testing is temporarily not available at the Mobile Overdose Prevention Site (MOPS)

If you are experiencing grief from losing loved ones to drug toxicity, please know you are not alone. If you need to talk to someone, please call the crisis line at Klinic: 204-786-8686 or toll free 1-888-322-3019

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