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By Dave Baxter Local Journalism Initiative reporter A Manitoba First Nation is warning that drugs being sold in the community are being cut with dangerous and possibly deadly ingredients, and pleading with residents to avoid illicit drugs, because of what the consequences of taking them could be. \u201cThese contaminants pose a significant risk to your health and safety,\u201d Sioux Valley Dakota Nation (SVDN) chief and band council said in an \u201curgent\u201d health advisory released Sunday on the community\u2019s website. Community officials say multiple dangerous contaminants have been found recently in illicit drugs in SVDN, a community west of Brandon that is home to more than 1,000 on-reserve residents. Substances now circulating in the community that drug users might be taking unknowingly, according to SVDN, include amphetamines, methamphetamine, cocaine, MDMA (ecstasy),… <\/p>\n

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By Dave Baxter Local Journalism Initiative reporter A Manitoba First Nation is warning that drugs being sold in the community are being cut with dangerous and possibly deadly ingredients, and pleading with residents to avoid illicit drugs, because of what the consequences of taking them could be. \u201cThese contaminants pose a significant risk to your health and safety,\u201d Sioux Valley Dakota Nation (SVDN) chief and band council said in an \u201curgent\u201d health advisory released Sunday on the community\u2019s website. Community officials say multiple dangerous contaminants have been found recently in illicit drugs in SVDN, a community west of Brandon that is home to more than 1,000 on-reserve residents. Substances now circulating in the community that drug users might be taking unknowingly, according to SVDN, include amphetamines, methamphetamine, cocaine, MDMA (ecstasy),... <\/p>\n

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