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Cocaine with fentanyl prompts Drug Alert in Trail

Interior Health has issued a Drug Alert for the Trail and Fruitvale area as cocaine being sold on the street, was found to also contain fentanyl.

The Drug Alert was issued on Saturday and will remain in place until Tuesday, April 6th.

Interior Health put out the Drug Alert, noting the increased risk of an overdose to the powerful opioid.

If you use drugs, take steps to stay safer – don’t use alone, get your drugs checked, and carry Naloxone,” said Interior Health.

The health authority is encouraging that if people have to use, that they download the LifeGuard App in case of an overdose.

Naloxone kits are available at various locations across the region, including local sites in Trail and Fruitvale. Training is also offered at the location in case you don’t know how to use the potentially life-saving kit in the event of an overdose.

Drug checking services are available at ANKORS in Nelson. The next nearest locations are in Creston, Cranbrook, and Penticton.

The Trail Drug Alert issued Saturday, April 3rd by Interior Health. (Supplied by Interior Health)
Bradley Jones
Bradley Jones
Delivering local news and sports in the East Kootenay since April 2016, Bradley now calls Cranbrook home. Born and raised in Airdrie, AB, Bradley graduated from Lethbridge College, and has been a journalist, news anchor and reporter since 2014. Bradley took on local News Director responsibilities when he moved to Cranbrook in 2016. He is now Vista Radio's Kootenay News Director, managing and overseeing all news operations at the company's five regional radio stations in Cranbrook, Creston, Nelson, Castlegar, and Grand Forks.

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