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Caffeine, chloroquine, ketamine, & heroin found in ‘oxycodone’ sample

A yellow powder sample expected to contain oxycodone was instead found to contain caffeine, chloroquine, ketamine, 6-MAM, acetylcodeine and heroin. No oxycodone was detected. Effects This combination in a single sample could be particularly unpredictable, with an increased risk of overdose: Heroin & ketamine are both sedating. Heroin’s a depressant that suppresses breathing and ketamine can increase sedation and dissociation.

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Heroin found in sample expected to contain ketamine

The Victorian Pill Testing Service has detected heroin in a sample expected to contain ketamine. There were no other compounds detected in the sample. Using heroin when you are expecting ketamine could lead to life threatening overdose, especially in people who have never or rarely used opioids. Risks of overdose are significantly increased when mixed with other depressants like alcohol,

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Ketamine, MDMA & caffeine detected in sample expected to contain cocaine & MDMA

A pink powder sample purchased as a mixture of coke and MDMA was found to contain a combination of ketamine (45%), MDMA (25%) and caffeine. This sample was acquired in Canberra and tested by Pill Testing Australia at DIGI Festival. Effects may vary, due to the contents being a combination of drugs. SIGNS OF OVERDOSE Know the signs of a

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2’fluoro-2-oxo-PCE & N,N-dimethylpentylone sold as ketamine

Ketamine analogues

N,N-Dimethylpentylone (DMP), 2′-fluoro-2-oxo-PCE and MDMA found in white crystals sold as ketamine. This sample was purchased 6 months ago in Sydney and tested by Pill Testing Australia at DIGI Festival. White crystals may look the same or similar, but have entirely different contents. The only way to know what is in your drugs is to test them. WHAT DOES THIS

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Heroin sold as ketamine

A white powder sample expected to contain ketamine was found to contain heroin.This sample was tested in ACT but was purchased in Sydney. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF OVERODSE Effects and signs of heroin (opioid) overdose – lowered/loss of consciousness, breathing slowly, tiny/pinpoint pupils, discoloured lips or nails, cold or clammy skin, choking/coughing/gurgling or snoring sounds. TEST YOUR STUFF Always assume

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Potent dissociative ‘O-PCE’(deschloro-N-ethyl-ketamine) found in ketamine

Ketamine analogues

Two separate samples expected to be ketamine were found to contain O-PCE. What is O-PCE? O-PCE (deschloro-N-ethyl-ketamine)-a ketamine analogue, is a dissociative and hallucinogen that is most commonly mis-sold as ketamine. Dissociatives are drugs that make you feel disconnected from your body or surroundings. Ketamine analogues copy ketamine’s chemical makeup but can produce different effects, including stronger dissociation or hallucinatory

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