Interior Health (IH) have issued a Drug Alert in Penticton for a substance sold as DOWN containing Nitazene (a strong synthetic opioid)
IH says the drug looks like a white chunky or flaky substance.
The drug carries a high risk of overdose and fatal overdose with side effects of amnesia, sleepiness and nodding out for a long time.
IH is keeping the alert in place until August 7, 2023