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

Benzodiazepines

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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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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AB-MDMSBA found in a sample expected to contain alprazolam (Xanax)

Benzodiazepines

An off-white powder/fine crystals expected to be alprazolam was found to be a synthetic cannabinoid AB-MDMSBA. No alprazolam was detected. This is the same synthetic cannabinoid we detected in February 2026 in pill form. What is AB-MDMSBA? AB-MDMSBA is a synthetic cannabinoid and is structurally similar to other known synthetic cannabinoids like QMPSB. People who have experienced AB-MDMSBA, generally report

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Medetomidine found in ‘Xanax Bars’ expected to contain flualprazolam

Benzodiazepines

Two separate samples were submitted. 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 increases.

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Rilmazafone found in ‘benzo’ pill

Benzodiazepines

A round green pill with an ’86’ press on one side and a stylised ‘R’ logo on the other (resembling a generic alprazolam tablet prescribed in the US), expected to contain a benzodiazepine, was found to be a counterfeit, containing rilmazafone. Rilmazafone is a benzodiazepine prodrug, meaning the body converts the substance into a benzo after consumption (rilmazolam). Because of

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Ethylflualprazolam found in expected ‘alprazolam’ pills

Benzodiazepines

Two ‘alprazolam’ bar pills were brought into CanTEST for testing, expected to contain alprazolam (‘Xanax’). One pill was a yellow bar-press printed with RO39. The second pill was a white bar-press printed with ‘XANAX’ on the front and ’02’ on the reverse. Neither of these samples contained any alprazolam (‘Xanax’). What does this mean? Benzos are drugs typically used to

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