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Heroin found in expected ‘cocaine’ sample

September 4, 2026

A white powder sample expected to contain cocaine was found to contain heroin and no cocaine. What does this mean? This is the third public drug warning that CanTEST have released relating to heroin being present in drugs sold as cocaine in recent months. People consuming cocaine should be aware of the signs of opioid overdose, and users should also

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Meth found in expected ketamine sample

September 3, 2026

A white powder sample was brought to CanTEST for testing, expected to contain ketamine. The sample was found to contain both methamphetamine (40% free base purity) and ketamine (34% free base purity). What does this mean? Ketamine is a dissociative anaesthetic, while methamphetamine is a stimulant. If you were expecting to only consume ketamine, the presence of methamphetamine means the

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Turinabol (T-bol) and methandienone (D-bol) detected in a sample expected to contain oxandrolone

August 26, 2026

No oxandrolone was detected. What is Oxandrolone? Oxandrolone, also known as Anavar, is an anabolic-androgenic steroid. Although it may have a lower risk of liver toxicity than some other oral steroids, it can still cause liver enzyme elevation. No oxandrolone was detected in this sample. What is Turinabol? Turinabol (also known as T-bol) is an anabolic-androgenic steroid, taken orally to

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N-Sec-butyl butlyone detected in a sample expected to be cocaine

August 12, 2026

No cocaine was detected in the sample. What has been detected? What do we know about synthetic cathinones? Synthetic cathinones are a group of stimulant drugs that include 3-MMC, 4-MMC (mephedrone), methylone, and 4-CMC. Some synthetic cathinones have been associated with serious harms. Because very little is known about N-sec-butyl butylone, the risks are unpredictable. Harm Reduction Tips Test before

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Medetomidine found in ‘Xanax Bars’ expected to contain flualprazolam (new samples)

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Two new separate samples were recently submitted. As with the two samples reported on 18 May, no flualprazolam was detected. The samples were found to contain only medetomidine, ethylflualprazolam, and denatonium. What is medetomidine? Medetomidine is a non-opioid sedative. It is very potent– consuming a small amount canresult in heavy sedation. When mixed with benzos, such as ethylflualprazolam or other central nervous system depressants, risk of heavy sedation or overdose

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Heroin found in expected ‘cocaine’ sample

A white rock sample expected to contain cocaine was found to contain heroin and no cocaine. This is the 2nd time this month an expected cocaine sample presented at CanTEST was found to be heroin. What does this mean? In recent weeks, both NSW Health and VIC Health have released public drug warnings relating to heroin being present in drugs sold as cocaine and methamphetamine.

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