Alerts

A clear capsule containing white powder expected to contain methaqualone (MQ), was found to contain methylmethaqualone (MMQ). What does this mean? MQ and MMQ are both quinazolone sedative hypnotics. MMQ is an analogue of the more common MQ. There are no legitimate pharmaceutical products in the Australian market that contain either MQ or MMQ, and there is limited information available Read More The post Methylmethaqualone found in ‘methaqualone’ sample first appeared on The Know.

An off-white clumpy powder expected to be heroin was found to be a near-equal mix of heroin and cocaine. What does this mean? While the expectation was heroin, we note that NSW Health released a public drug warning on 13 Sep, ‘Four heroin overdoses following use of cocaine’, and this sample’s packaging is (arguably) more common for cocaine rather than Read More The post Cocaine found in heroin sample first appeared on The Know.

​Skull shaped tablets with MYBRAND marking have been found containing high dose MDMA and a synthetic cathinone, dipentylone (also known as N,N-dimethylpentylone). The risk of harm is increased when MDMA is taken with other stimulants including synthetic cathinones, amphetamines or cocaine. ​Pink-orange: 182-185mg MDMA + dipentylone Blue: 162mg MDMA + dipentylone Yellow: 151 mg MDMA​ Other recently tested skull shaped Read More The post High dose MDMA (ecstasy) tablets recently found in NSW – also containing a synthetic cathinone first appeared on The Know.

Detected 20 September 2024 Pink pill: pioneer compact disk jockey press Detected 27 September 2024 Grey pill: Rick (of Rick & Morty) press Detected 20 September 2024 Blue pill: punisher press Detected 10 October 2024 Purple pill: Dom Perignon press What does this mean? A common dose of MDMA is between 80-120mg. This means the amount of MDMA in these Read More The post Multiple high dose MDMA pills first appeared on The Know.

The purple shield-shaped tablets contain 150mg of MDMA. This is a higher dose than usually expected.​​​​ Please note: Tablet appearance is not a reliable indicator of drug contents Know the risks Effects to look out for If you or others experience these symptoms after taking MDMA, get help immediately. Getting Help If you or your friends see the warning signs Read More The post High dose MDMA (ecstasy) tablets have recently been found in NSW – purple shield-shaped tablets first appeared on The Know.

A brown sample brought to CanTEST for testing was found to contain paracetamol, caffeine, heroin, 6-MAM, and the potent synthetic opioid fentanyl. This is the first time fentanyl has been detected at CanTEST Effects– Fentanyl carries the risk of fatal overdose. Fentanyl is known to cause an opioid-like overdose (lowered/loss of consciousness, person may seem like sleeping/snoring, tiny/pinpoint pupils, discoloured Read More The post Fentanyl found in brown sample first appeared on The Know.

Two people have died and another two admitted to hospital with heroin overdose after using what they believed to be cocaine in Sydney. Know the risks Effects to look out for Unexpected drowsiness, pinpoint pupils, loss of consciousness, slow breathing/snoring, and skin turning blue/grey after using a stimulant (for example cocaine, methamphetamine, or MDMA). Getting help If you or your friends see Read More The post Four heroin overdoses following use of cocaine first appeared on The Know.

A round yellow counterfeit oxycodone pill brought to CanTEST for testing was found to be N-pyrrolidino isotonitazene, a type of nitazene. This is a potent new opioid that is 1000x stronger than morphine and 100x stronger than fentanyl. This sample was acquired from the dark web (vendor name not disclosed), but this is the third nitazene-related community notice CanTEST has Read More The post N-pyrrolidino isotonitazene found in counterfeit oxycodone pill first appeared on The Know.

Warning The red irregular-shaped tablets have an imprint of the ‘anarchy’ symbol on each side.They contain 151mg of MDMA.This is a higher dose than usually expected. Please note: Tablet appearance is not a reliable indicator of drug contents Know the risks Effects to look out for If you or others experience these symptoms after taking MDMA, get help immediately. Getting Read More The post High dose MDMA (ecstasy) tablets have recently been found in NSW – red irregular-shaped tablets with ‘anarchy’ symbol imprint first appeared on The Know.

A round light yellow pressed pill and a small white capsule were both expected to contain diazepam.  The light yellow pressed pill features a break-line and DZ 5 press on one side. Both of these samples were found to contain the novel benzodiazepine, bromazolam. What does this mean? There may be other counterfeits that vary in appearance in circulation.  Genuine Read More The post Bromazolam found in 2 counterfeit diazepam samples first appeared on The Know.