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Opioid overdose warning

Heroin & other opioids

NUAA is warning the community to stay alert for opioid overdoses. Recent reports of heroin mis-sold as cocaine and fentanyl adulterated heroin is driving the concern.Unknowingly taking opioids can kill or cause dizziness, paleness, blurred vision, loss of consciousness, vomiting, difficulty breathing. Call 000 if something is wrong. You will not get in trouble for seeking help. What to look

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Dangerous Drug warning for Canberrans

December 31, 2022

Heroin & other opioids

ACT Health is warning Canberrans to be aware of a strong opioid detected in tablets being sold as “oxycodone”. Metonitazene, a potent synthetic opioid, has been detected in a tablet tested at the CanTEST Health and Drug Checking Service. The synthetic opioid has been detected in tablets that were sold as “oxycodone”. The tablets were circular and yellow in colour,

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High dose “Punisher” MDMA tablets still in circulation in NSW

December 23, 2024

NUAA is asking the community to stay alert for high dose MDMA (ecstasy) tablets These tablets contain nearly twice the average amount usually contained in MDMA pills circulating in NSW. The tablets have the “Punisher” logo stamped on the front and come in various colours. Purple tablets may contain 197mg. Blue tablets can contain 180mg of MDMA. *Tablet appearance is

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Cocaine found in heroin sample

November 8, 2024

Heroin & other opioids

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

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Opioid overdoses following stimulant use

Heroin & other opioids

NUAA IS URGING THE COMMUNITY TO STAY ALERT FOR SIGNS OF AN OPIOID OVERDOSE WHEN USING STIMULANTS. Recent incidents, including an opioid overdose from heroin mis-sold as cocaine and multiple opioid overdoses following methamphetamine use, are driving the concern. Unknowingly taking opioids can kill or cause dizziness, paleness, blurred vision, loss of consciousness, vomiting, difficulty breathing. Call 000 if something

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Contaminated MDMA powder and capsules

November 8, 2023

Cathinones, Ketamine and Ketamine Analogues found in MDMA capsule and powder supply in NSW Recent samples of MDMA have shown to be mixed with various synthetic cathinones, ketamine, and ketamine analogues. This could produce a completely different experience than taking MDMA alone. What are synthetic cathinones? Synthetic cathinones are classified as NPS (new psychoactive substance) stimulants. Synthetic cathinones often mimic

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