VCH - Drug Alert - Downtown Eastside

November 03, 2026 • Posted by Vancouver Coastal Health

Stay safe. Use overdose prevention sites and supervised consumption services when you can.

***Drug Alert - Vancouver Downtown Eastside - Nov 3, 2026***

VCH has issued a drug alert.

Beige powder in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver has tested positive for N-propionitrile brorphine, a novel orphine analog. Orphines are a class of synthetic opioids that can typically be reversed by naloxone but are not detected by fentanyl test strips.

Check your drugs: https://www.vch.ca/en/service/drug-checking