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Dangerous Drug warning for Canberrans

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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