Drug Advisory for West Kootenay

A toxic drug alert has been issued by Interior Health for the West Kootenay.

Sold as down, dope, and/or fentanyl, it poses a high risk of overdose.

The drug, sold in a crystal form, may contain caffeine, erythritol, bromazolam, or fluorofentanyl, however, the health authority doesn’t know what the effects might be, because the combination may be different for each.

Interior Health highly recommends that you never use alone and have Naloxone, on hand, in the event of an overdose.