Interior Health issues toxic drug overdose alert for Nelson and Trail, B.C. – CBC
The drug is believed to be sedative medetomidine, a tranquilizer used in veterinary medicine
Jan 25, 2026
Interior Health has issued a toxic drug overdose alert for Nelson, Trail, and surrounding areas on Jan. 24, after service agencies warned the health authority about what they were seeing among drug users.
Dr. Silvina Mema, Interior Health’s deputy chief medical health officer, said community partners informed them on Friday that highly toxic drugs could be circulating in the area.
The agencies told the health authority that affected individuals are passing out on the street, appearing confused or severely impaired, Mema added.
The drug affecting them is believed to be a strong sedative called medetomidine, a tranquilizer normally used in veterinary medicine, and recently detected in the local drug supply.
