Date: Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Location: Winnipeg

Substance Sold As: Down

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

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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:

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

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