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‘Red Bull’ logo red/orange rectangular tablets sold as MDMA (ecstasy) found to contain a nitazene (potent opioid) and no MDMA

Heroin & other opioids

Warning: ‘Red Bull’ tablets sold as MDMA (ecstasy) caused multiple hospitalisations in Sydney last weekend. Analysis of one tablet identified a potent opioid (a nitazene) and no MDMA. Tablet appearance is not a reliable indicator of drug contents. Know the risk Nitazenes can be as strong as, or stronger than fentanyl and cause slow breathing or death. Effects to look

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3-Hydroxy-PCP sold as ketamine

Note: White powder containing ‘3-Hydroxy-PCP’ is being sold as ketamine in Victoria. 3-HO-PCP is a “dissociative” drug that takes longer to have an effect than ketamine, but is more potent and unpredictable A dissociative increases feelings of ‘distance from reality’, but also has other effects. Not much is known about 3-HO-PCP, but its effects appear to include unconsciousness, raised blood

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