Date: Tuesday, September 29, 2026


Location: Winnipeg
Substance Sold As: Down


Visual Description: Blue-green chunk

Blue-green chunk DOWN caused multiple overdoses in the Main & Rupert area on Sunday night/early Monday morning. All occurred after smoking from a pipe and required >4 doses of naloxone as well as CPR and rescue breaths. 

The substance tested positive on strips for fentanyl, benzodiazepines and medetomidine. 

Medetomidine is a sedative/tranquilizer only approved for use in animals. Combining opioids like fentanyl with sedatives like benzodiazepines and medetomidine increases the risk of complex overdose, because naloxone does not work on sedatives. 

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If you are using substances, please:

* Use with a friend and stagger your use

* Use with someone you trust

* 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:

In Winnipeg:

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): call 431-335-3940 for locations and hours


Outside of Winnipeg:

Call the Manitoba Harm Reduction Network to obtain test strips 204-783-6184

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