Date: Friday, April 11, 2025


Location: Winnipeg


Substance Sold As: Hydromorphone


Visual Description: Three-sided white pills with “DD” on one side and “8” on the other

White pills sold as hydromorphone found to contain nitazine, a high-potency synthetic opioid that is considered to be much stronger than fentanyl. Pills were white and three-sided, with “DD” and “8” markings.

Naloxone does work on nitazine but may require more doses than usual. Nitazine is difficult to detect through standard drug checking or strips. 

Sample was tested at Street Connections and confirmed by Health Canada Drug Analysis Services to contain <1% N-Pyrrolidino Protonitazine.

Source: Street Connections

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Handbills

Poster


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:

Mobile Overdose Prevention Site (MOPS), W/T/F/S/S, 12-5PM in the parking lot beside 631 Main St

Street Connections, M/W/F, 1-3:30pm, 496 Hargrave St

GetYourDrugsTested.com — Anonymous fee-based mail-in service

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