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[BC Centre for Disease Control @CDCofBC]

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[Toward the Heart @towardtheheart]

***Drug Poisoning Overdose Advisory - Mount Waddington - Oct 26, 2026***

Drug poisonings are increasing in Mt. Waddington. Friends, family and community members using unregulated substances face increased risk

More info: https://t.co/gYF9tGtLcW

[Toward the Heart @towardtheheart]

***Drug Alert - Kamloops - Oct 22, 2026***

Interior Heath has issued a DRUG ALERT for Kamloops and surrounding area. White counterfeit (fake) tablets sold as Dilaudid/Dillies/Hydromorphone found to contain Isotonitazene,.

More info: https://t.co/gYF9tGtLcW

[Toward the Heart @towardtheheart]

***Drug Alert - Vancouver Downtown Eastside - Oct 21, 2026***

Multiple powders (white, beige, yellow) sold as opioids/down in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver have tested positive for N-phenethyl-5-chloro nor-orphine, a novel orphine analog.

More info: https://t.co/gYF9tGtLcW

[Toward the Heart @towardtheheart]

***Drug Poisoning Overdose Advisory - Nanaimo - Oct 20, 2026***

Drug poisonings are increasing in Greater Nanaimo. Friends, family and community members using unregulated substances face increased risk.

More info: https://t.co/gYF9tGtLcW

[Toward the Heart @towardtheheart]

***Drug Alert - Kootenays - Oct 19, 2026***

Interior Heath has issued a DRUG ALERT for Kootenays and surrounding area. Down containing high amounts of fluorofentanyl and medetomidine. Multiple overdoses reported.

More info: https://t.co/gYF9tGtLcW

[Canadian Food Inspection Agency @InspectionCan]

⚠️ Recall alert ⚠️

Various brands of organic cheeses recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes

➡️ https://t.co/erfa3ev9eZ

[Toward the Heart @towardtheheart]

***Drug Alert - Kamloops - Oct 5, 2026***

Interior Heath issued DRUG ALERT for Kamloops & surrounding area. Multiple samples of ‘down’ of varying colors containing extremely high amounts of fentanyl or fentanyl analogues and/or medetomidine.

More info: https://t.co/gYF9tGtLcW

[Toward the Heart @towardtheheart]

***Drug Alert - Kamloops - September 17, 2026***

Interior Heath has issued a DRUG ALERT for Kamloops and surrounding area. White powder sold as methamphetamine/side/crystal meth found to be MDMA.  

More: https://t.co/gYF9tGtLcW

[Toward the Heart @towardtheheart]

Drug Alert - VCH - Sept 15th, 2026

White powder in Vancouver tested positive for N-propionitrile 5-chloro desmethyl brorphine, an orphine analog. Orphines are synthetic opioids that generally respond to naloxone.

More: https://t.co/gYF9tGtLcW

[Toward the Heart @towardtheheart]

***Drug Alert - Penticton - Sep 11, 2026***

Interior Heath has issued a DRUG ALERT for Penticton and surrounding area. Multiple samples of ‘down’ with varying colors contain high amounts of fluorofentanyl, medetomidine and benzodiazepine.

More info: https://t.co/ehHxNh3p10

[CDC @CDCgov]

Today is International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD). For 25 years, IOAD has honored people who have died from overdose and urged us to take action to save lives. This work is still needed — and CDC is still taking action to help prevent overdose and save lives. #IOAD2026 #OverdoseAware
Help us continue raise awareness and keep the conversation going: https://t.co/S59qk58ssg

[Toward the Heart @towardtheheart]

***Drug Alert - Kelowna - August 28, 2026***

Interior Heath has issued a DRUG ALERT for Kelowna and surrounding area. A tablet sold as dilaudid / dillies / hydromorphone was found to contain cychlorphine. It does not contain hydromorphone.

More info: https://t.co/ehHxNh3p10

[Toward the Heart @towardtheheart]

***Overdose Advisory - Quesnel - Aug 27, 2026***

Increase in overdose events in the community of Quesnel. Substances circulating in community are highly toxic, cause heavy and prolonged sedation, and require more naloxone to reverse.

More info: https://t.co/ehHxNh3p10

[Toward the Heart @towardtheheart]

***Drug Alert - Vancouver - Aug 27, 2026***

White rectangular tri-scored counterfeit 2mg alprazolam (Xanax) tablet with imprints “ XANAX ” and “ 2 ” seized in Vancouver tested positive for ethylflualprazolam and phenazolam.

More info: https://t.co/ehHxNh3p10

[Toward the Heart @towardtheheart]

***Drug Alert - Vancouver - Aug 26, 2026***

VCH has issued a drug alert:

Yellow powder seized in Vancouver tested positive for 4 '-chloro deschloroalprazolam, a novel benzodiazepine analog. May cause sedation.

More info: https://t.co/ehHxNh3p10

[Toward the Heart @towardtheheart]

***Drug Alert - Merritt - Aug 20, 2026***

Interior Heath has issued a DRUG ALERT for Merritt and surrounding area. Down sample contains cychlorphine, medetomidine, benzodiazepine, and fluorofentanyl.

More info: https://t.co/ehHxNh3p10

[Health Canada and PHAC @GovCanHealth]

#Recall: Two lots of Teva-Pregabalin 150 mg capsules recalled due to cross-contamination with the drug sertraline: https://t.co/2LVnvuEzdR

[Toward the Heart @towardtheheart]

***Drug Advisory - Northern Health Region - Aug 14, 2026***

Recent drug samples of white Hydromorphine pills, sold as “Dilaudid” have tested positive for the new synthetic opioid Cychlorphine . May require additional doses of naloxone.

More info: https://t.co/ehHxNh3p10

[Toward the Heart @towardtheheart]

**Fraser Health - Drug Alert - Maple Ridge - Aug 12, 2026**

Brown chunks sold as Down were found to contain very high concentrations of Carfentanil, a very toxic fentanyl analog.

More info: https://t.co/ehHxNh3p10

[PreparedBC @PreparedBC]

In case of a #BCWildfire Evacuation Order:

Leave immediately with grab-and-go bags ✔️

Close doors & windows. Turn on lights when leaving so your home is visible to firefighters ✔️

Follow instructions from officials ✔️

Learn more: https://t.co/s2kUYXxHG8