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Bromonordiazepam found in counterfeit ‘Xanax’ pill

Benzodiazepines

A WHITE PRESSED PILL (‘Xanax’ bar with XANAX press and a 2 press on the back) expected to contain alprazolam. The pill was found to contain bromonordiazepam instead. What is bromonordiazepam? It’s a novel benzodiazepine, or ‘Benzo’. Benzos are drugs typically used to sedate and treat anxiety. They’re classified as depressants and can have a very long half-life. Effects of

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Clonazolam found in counterfeit ‘Xanax’ pill

Benzodiazepines

A white pressed pill (‘Xanax’ bar with XANAX press) expected to contain alprazolam. The pill was found to contain clonazolam instead. What is clonazolam? It’s a novel benzodiazepine, or ‘Benzo’. Benzos are typically used to sedate and treat anxiety. Clonazolam has a strong sedative effect, known for its high potency. Effects of benzos can include drowsiness, dizziness, memory loss and

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Bromazolam and clobromazolam found in counterfeit ‘Xanax’ sample

Benzodiazepines

A white pressed bar pill expected to contain alprazolam (Xanax) was found to contain alprazolam as well as the novel benzodiazepines bromazolam and clobromazolam. The pill has 3 break lines on each side to create quarters. The front press reads ‘XANAX’ and the back press has a larger ‘2’. The pill was reportedly acquired online and is believed to be

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White powder thought to be cocaine found to contain bromazolam and 2C-B

Benzodiazepines

LSD/Psychedelics

2 people were admitted to ICU and one person has died after use of white powder thought to be COCAINE. They experienced severe sedative effects and altered behaviour. The powder contained bromazolam, a novel benzodiazepine, and 2C-B a hallucinogen. This combination of drugs in a white powder has been found elsewhere in NSW recently. Know the risks Effects to look

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UPDATED: Nitazenes causing overdose in people who have taken fake oxycodone tablets

Benzodiazepines

Heroin & other opioids

Two people have been hospitalised in NSW with severe opioid overdose caused by isotonitazepyne (also known as N-pyrrolidino isotonitazene). Multiple additional fake oxycodone tablets containing nitazenes have been recently found in NSW, ACT, Queensland and New Zealand. Yellow unmarked round tablets sold as ‘OxyContin 40 mg’ contained isotonitazepyne. Blue scored round tablets marked with ‘M’ on front and ’30’ on reverse contained protonitazene. Know

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Synthetic cannabinoid AB-MDMSBA found in ‘benzodiazepine’ samples

Benzodiazepines

Two light/tan powder samples presented to CanTEST expected to contain a novel benzodiazepine, were instead found to contain the novel synthetic cannabinoid, AB-MDSBA. No benzodiazepines were detected. The two samples were acquired separately from different sources. What is AB-MDMSBA? AB-MDMSBA is structurally similar to other known synthetic cannabinoids. There is little known about it. In the international context, it may

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