Drug Alert: Winnipeg — Tue. December 2, 2025

Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Location: Winnipeg

Substance Sold As: Brown Down

Substance sold as BROWN DOWN has continued to cause drug poisonings that require multiple doses of naloxone.

One community organization has responded to 4-8 overdoses per day, including one death.

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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
Mobile Overdose Prevention Site (MOPS) - Drug checking currently unavailable

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