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Heroin found in methamphetamine and cocaine products across Victoria

Heroin is an opioid that can produce life-threatening toxic effects in very small amounts Death and serious harms from heroin overdose have occurred after use of cocaine and methamphetamine in Victoria. One person has died and multiple people in four separate incidents across Victoria have required emergency care because they experienced heroin overdose after using what they thought was cocaine

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Vape containing potent sedative ‘etomidate’ sold in Melbourne

Etomidate is a powerful drug used to produce general anaesthesia Etomidate is a powerful anaesthetic drug that has been detected in a vape product sold in Melbourne. Etomidate can cause rapid onset deep sedation, confusion, impaired coordination, vomiting, loss of consciousness and dangerously slow or ineffective breathing. These effects may be life-threatening, especially if etomidate is used with alcohol, opioids,

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Heroin found in cocaine products across Melbourne

Heroin is an opioid that can produce life-threatening toxic effects – especially if you don’t usually use opioids Three people in separate incidents have recently required emergency care because they experienced heroin overdose after using what they thought was cocaine. Specialised blood tests showed evidence of heroin as well as cocaine, suggesting that heroin is likely to have been mixed into cocaine products (‘adulteration’).

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Potent dissociative ‘O-PCE’ sold as methamphetamine or MDMA

O-PCE is a potent and long-acting ‘dissociative’ O-PCE (deschloro-N-ethyl-ketamine) is a dissociative/hallucinogen that is most commonly mis-sold as “extra strong ketamine”. Dissociatives are drugs that make you feel disconnected from your body or surroundings. Compared with ketamine, O-PCE appears to be more potent and stimulating and is much longer-acting (3-6 hours compared with 30-60 minutes). People who have used O-PCE say the dissociation is deeper and more disorienting, with more intense

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Heroin sold as cocaine and methamphetamine in Melbourne

Heroin is an opioid that can produce life-threatening toxic effects – especially ifyou don’t usually use opioids. Two people have recently required emergency care because they experienced heroin overdose after using what they thought was cocaine or methamphetamine. Specialised blood tests showed evidence of heroin as well as the intended drugs. This means heroin may be mixed into cocaine or methamphetamine (‘adulteration’)

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4-CMC in white or off-white crystal form being sold as MDMA

4-CMC is a ‘cathinone’ that may produce unpredictable effects Recent testing of 3 separate samples in Victoria all believed to be MDMA, were found to contain 4-CMC. The samples were all in the form of crystals that were white, or off-white in colour. 4-Chloromethcathinone (4-CMC) is a type of stimulant called ‘cathinone‘, also known as clephedrone. Not much is known

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