alertes de drogues

DRUG ALERT - HEALTH CANADA ANALYSIS SERVICE
novembre 18, 2024

A blue powder/grainy substance seized by police in Winnipeg, tested by Health Canada Drug Analysis Services was determined to contain the following psychoactive compounds: Etonitazepyne (also known as N-pyrrolidino etonitazene), fentanyl, and desalkylgidazepam.

This is the first time that etonitazepyne was detected by DAS in Winnipeg.

• Etonitazepyne is a high-potent synthetic “nitazene” opioid, considered to be many more times stronger than fentanyl.
• Fentanyl is a very toxic opioid drug that can result in overdose causing respiratory depression, unconsciousness and death.
• Desalkylgidazepam is an active benzodiazepine-related drug used in some countries to treat anxiety and insomnia with little known about its strength or the duration of its effects.

Using high-potency opioids in combination with benzodiazepine-related drugs increases the risk of dangerous side effects (e.g., slowing down of breathing, decreased blood pressure, and heart rate).

Health Canada's Drug Analysis Service (DAS) test illegal drugs seized by Canadian law enforcement agencies. For more information on drugs analyzed by DAS, see Analyzed Drug Report - Drug Analysis Service | Public Health Infobase - Public Health Agency of Canada

If you use drugs:

Don’t use alone and carry naloxone. Naloxone Finder – Take Home Program | Health | Province of Manitoba

Attend Drug Checking services to check for contaminants and take steps to reduce harms from potent or unex­pect­ed drugs.

In Win­nipeg, drugs can be checked at:

HSHR/Street Connections: mon/wed/fri 8:30am-3:30pm at 496 Hargrave

The Mobile Over­dose Pre­ven­tion Site (MOPS) at Mobile Over­dose Pre­ven­tion Site (MOPS) by Sun­shine House

Drug Alert - Health Canada Drug Analysis Service
octobre 4, 2024

Green round tablets with markings APO OCD 80 (suspected counterfeit oxycodone) were seized by police in Winnipeg in late September 2024. The tablets were tested by Health Canada Drug Analysis Services and determined to contain Protonitazene.

Protonitazene is a novel synthetic opioid, approximately three times more potent than fentanyl and can produce life-threatening toxic effects in very small amounts. This is the first time protonitizine has been found in a sample from Winnipeg. Like other opioid drugs, protonitazine can cause unconsciousness, respiratory depression, and death.

Health Canada's Drug Analysis Service (DAS) test illegal drugs seized by Canadian law enforcement agencies. For more information on drugs analyzed by DAS, see Analyzed Drug Report - Drug Analysis Service | Public Health Infobase - Public Health Agency of Canada

If you use drugs:

Don’t use alone and carry naloxone. Naloxone Finder – Take Home Program | Health | Province of Manitoba

Attend Drug Checking services to check for contaminants and take steps to reduce harms from potent or unex­pect­ed drugs.

In Win­nipeg, drugs can be checked at:

HSHR/Street Connections: mon/wed/fri 8:30am-3:30pm at 496 Hargrave

The Mobile Over­dose Pre­ven­tion Site (MOPS) at Mobile Over­dose Pre­ven­tion Site (MOPS) by Sun­shine House

août 2, 2024

Drug Alert – WRHA HSHR/Street Connections Drug checking Service
Aug 2, 2024

A sample sold as cocaine in Winnipeg was tested at HSHR/Street Connections on July 31^st, 2024. It was test­ed by FTIR spec­trom­e­ter tech­nol­o­gy, and found to have a com­bi­na­tion of cocaine 60-70% and levamisole 30-40%. Levamisole is a common cutting agent in cocaine, however can cause unexpected health impacts.

Levamisole (also known as tetramisole) is a veterinary drug used to treat parasitic worm infections. It is not recommended for use in humans due to its ability to lower white blood cell count and can provoke other adverse reactions such as abdominal pain, vomiting, headache, and dizziness.

In past instances, users of cocaine containing levamisole have developed neutropenia, a serious illness that compromises a person's immune system, making it difficult for them to fight infections.

If you use drugs:

Attend Drug Checking services to check for contaminants and take steps to reduce harms from potent or unex­pect­ed drugs.

In Win­nipeg, drugs can be checked at:

HSHR/Street Connections: mon/wed/fri 1-3:30pm at 496 Hargrave

The Mobile Over­dose Pre­ven­tion Site (MOPS) at Mobile Over­dose Pre­ven­tion Site (MOPS) by Sun­shine House

You can get your drugs test­ed via the mail at Get Your Drugs Tested If you need assis­tance with this ser­vice, please call 204−981−0742

UNDERSTANDING TEST RESULTS: Our spectrometers have a 5% threshold for detection. This means that we cannot detect anything present in a sample under 5%. This could include unexpected or dangerous substances! When we provide a percentage, be aware that the technician uses the software and their own experience to estimate the amount of each substance present. To reflect uncertainty, these percentages are given in a range. These estimates may not be accurate, may vary between technicians and between samples from the same batch. Another thing to consider is that poor mixing and inconsistent production can mean that a small sample does not represent the entire pill or batch it was drawn from.

Additionally,

• Call 911 (or your local emergency response number) if you witness or experience an overdose. The Good Samaritan Overdose Protection Act will protect those involved from drug possession charges or breach of probation/pre-trial release charges.
• Get naloxone and overdose training before using – bring a friend. Check the Naloxone Finder – Take Home Program | Health | Province of Manitoba for the nearest location.
• Be aware that benzodiazepines don’t respond to naloxone.
• Do not use drugs alone or behind a locked door. Have a designated responder: Stagger use with friends so someone can respond/call 911 if needed.
• If you are using alone consider calling the National Overdose Prevention Hotline at 1-888-688-6677, where you will be connected to a safe consumption volunteer who stays on the line for 15-30 minutes while you use the substance. https://www.nors.ca/
• Use a less direct route when you take drugs. Injecting a drug is the most direct and dangerous route.
• If you mix drugs, reduce the amount of each drug you take and use opioids before benzos or alcohol. Use the most unpredictable drug first.
• Use one drug at a time, test your drugs every time by doing a smaller than usual test amount first.
• Wait before taking another dose – some drugs take longer to take effect
• The amount of naloxone in a take-home kit may not be enough to reverse very powerful overdoses, such as those caused by fentanyl-like drugs.
• If you inject, do not share any injection equipment (needles, cookers, filters, rinse). Sterile drug use supplies are available from many places – See www.streetconnections.ca

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juin 10, 2024

Street drugs found in purple powder tested for medetomidine, fentanyl and xylazine, The Pas, Manitoba

A sample of a street drug that appeared as purple powder was seized in The Pas, Manitoba and received by Health Canada - Drug Analysis Service on May 9, 2024. The sample tested for Medetomidine, Fentanyl, and Xylazine.

Medetomidine is a veterinary tranquilizer approved only for use on animals. This drug is considered to be more potent than xylazine (longer acting and produce greater sedation). This is the first time this substance has been detected in Manitoba. Because it is not an opioid, naloxone does not work on it.

Xylazine is a veterinary tranquilizer that can cause drowsiness and sedation, slow breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure to dangerously low level, and may cause the person to lose consciousness. Because it is not an opioid, naloxone does not work on it.

Fentanyl is a very toxic opioid drug that can result in overdose causing respiratory depression, unconsciousness and death.

Health Canada's Drug Analysis Service (DAS) test illegal drugs seized by Canadian law enforcement agencies. For more information on drugs analyzed by DAS, see Analyzed Drug Report - Drug Analysis Service | Public Health Infobase - Public Health Agency of Canada

avril 15, 2024

Street drugs found in an unusual form (tablet) tested for para-Fluorofentanyl and Fentanyl, Winnipeg, Manitoba

A sample of a street drug that appeared as a tablet (counterfeit Hydromorphone Tablet) was seized in Winnipeg, Manitoba and received by Health Canada - Drug Analysis Service in March 22, 2024. The sample tested for para-Fluorofentanyl, Fentanyl, and caffeine.

Para-Flourofentanyl is a synthetic opioid related to fentanyl. This substance has been associated with increased opioid toxicity in North America. Clinical research evidence indicates that pFF is more potent than Fentanyl.

Fentanyl is a very toxic opioid drug that can result in overdose causing respiratory depression, unconsciousness and death.

Opioids like para-fluorofentanyl and fentanyl may respond to naloxone.

Health Canada's Drug Analysis Service (DAS) test illegal drugs seized by Canadian law enforcement agencies. For more information on drugs analyzed by DAS, see Analyzed Drug Report - Drug Analysis Service | Public Health Infobase - Public Health Agency of Canada

février 5, 2024

Street drugs found in an unusual form (tablet) tested for Fentanyl, Falcon Beach, Manitoba

A sample of a street drug that appeared as a tablet (counterfeit Hydromorphone Tablet) in Falcon Beach, Manitoba and tested by Health Canada - Drug Analysis Service on January 2, 2024. The sample tested from Fentanyl.

Health Canada's Drug Analysis Service (DAS) tests illegal drugs seized by Canadian law enforcement agencies. For more information on drugs analyzed by DAS, see Analyzed Drug Report - Drug Analysis Service | Public Health Infobase - Public Health Agency of Canada

Fentanyl is a very toxic opioid drug that can result in overdose causing respiratory depression, unconsciousness and death.

août 17, 2022

Street drugs tested for fentanyl and novel non-opioid veterinary tranquilizer “Xylazine” in Winnipeg, Manitoba

A sample of a street drug that appeared as a powder and grainy substance was confiscated in Winnipeg Manitoba, and tested in July 2022 by Health Canada - Drug Analysis Service. The sample tested positive for fentanyl and Xylazine. This is the first report of Xylazine in this jurisdiction by Health Canada - Drug Analysis Service.

Health Canada's Drug Analysis Service (DAS) test illegal drugs seized by Canadian law enforcement agencies. For more information on drugs analyzed by DAS, see Analyzed Drug Report - Drug Analysis Service | Public Health Infobase - Public Health Agency of Canada

Fentanyl is a very toxic opioid drug that can result in overdose causing respiratory depression, unconsciousness and death.

Xylazine is a tranquilizer that can cause drowsiness and sedation, slow breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure to dangerously low level, and may cause the person to lose consciousness. Because it is not an opioid, naloxone does not work on it.

The combination of these two substances can increase harms.

août 8, 2022

Street drugs tested for fentanyl and novel benzodiazepine “Bromazolam” in Brandon and Winnipeg, Manitoba

A sample of a street drug that appeared as a beige powder was confiscated in Brandon Manitoba and tested by Health Canada - Drug Analysis Service. The sample tested positive for fentanyl and Bromazolam in June 2022. A sample of grainy substance from Winnipeg tested in July also contained Bromazolam. These are the first reports of Bromazolam in these jurisdictions by Health Canada - Drug Analysis Service.

Health Canada's Drug Analysis Service (DAS) test illegal drugs seized by Canadian law enforcement agencies. For more information on drugs tested by DAS, see Analyzed Drug Report - Drug Analysis Service | Public Health Infobase - Public Health Agency of Canada

Fentanyl is a very toxic opioid drug that can result in overdose causing respiratory depression, unconsciousness and death.

Bromazolam is a benzodiazepine (benzo) which causes respiratory depression and sedation and may cause a person to lose consciousness. Because it is not an opioid, naloxone does not work on it.

The combination of these two substances can increase harms.

avril 28, 2022

Winnipeg - Main Street Project reports that three overdoses occurred on their premises on April 27^th, 2022. One other community agency reports a spike in suspected overdose on the same date.

In all three situations at Main Street Project, staff located the community member and were able to reverse the suspected overdose with naloxone. No information is available about the specific substance used or description of same, however it is believed that all three situations resulted from an injected substance. In at least one instance, the overdose occurred after the community member injected a “hot shot”, whereby the substance was acquired pre-mixed in a syringe.

décembre 2, 2021

Winnipeg - Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, Population and Public Health, is alerting service providers of ongoing opioid-related harms in the Winnipeg Health Region. In 2021, there has been an increase in opioid-related harms. An increase in opioid-related harms may indicate an increase in opioid use in the population, and/or more toxic drug market products circulating.

octobre 6, 2021

Street drugs tested for fentanyl and benzodiazepines in Winnipeg

A sample of a substances sold as “unknown” that looked like green granules in Winnipeg was tested by Get Your Drug Tested services. This sample, tested by FTIR spectrometer technology, was found to have a combination of Dimethyl Sulfone 60-65% (a filler), uncertain oil 20-25%, Fentanyl 15-20%, an uncertain match likely to be a fentanyl analogue 5-10%. This sample also tested positive for Benzodiazepines by test strip.

Fentanyl is a very toxic opioid drug that can result in overdose causing respiratory depression, unconsciousness and death.

Benzodiazepine (benzos) causes respiratory depression and sedation and may cause a person to lose consciousness. Because it is not an opioid, naloxone does not work on it.

The combination of these two substances can increase harms.

février 23, 2021

Winnipeg - Street drug tested for fenta-nyl and benzodiazepines in Winnipeg sample of substances sold as "pink down" or "fentanyl pink" in Winnipeg was tested by Get Your Drugs Tested services. This sample, tested by FTIR technology, was found to have a combination of Erythritol 55-60% (a sugar-based filler), Caffeine 15-20%, Fentanyl 10-15%, Uncertain Match 5-10%. This sample also tested positive for Benzodiazepines by test strip (<5%),

Fentanyl is a very toxic opioid drug that can result in overdose causing respiratory depression, unconsciousness and death.

Benzodiazepine (benzos) causes respiratory depression and sedation and may cause a person to lose consciousness. Because it is not an opioid, naloxone does not work on it.

The combination of these two substances can compound harms.