A life-threatening animal tranquilizer has been found in the local drug supply.
Interior Health (IH) has issued a drug alert for Vernon as an increase of xylazine is being found in down.
The beige and off-white chunks and powder are old as dope, down and fentanyl.
It contains fentanyl or fentanyl analogue xylazine and benzodiazepines.
There is a high risk of overdose, which may not respond to naloxone.
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