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Nitazenes causing overdose in people who have taken fake oxycodone tablets

26 Nov 2024
  • NSW
  • Nitazenes
     
  • Opioids
     
  • Oxycodone
    • 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. Last Updated: 20 December 2024 Yellow unmarked round tablets sold as ‘OxyContin 40 mg’ contained isotonitazepyne. Blue scored round tablets marked with ‘M’ on front and ’30’
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    Fake oxycodone tablets containing a strong nitazene opioid

    26 Nov 2024
  • QLD
  • Nitazenes
     
  • Opioids
     
  • Oxycodone
    • CheQpoint, a state-funded drug checking service has detected a nitazene in counterfeit oxycodone tablets. The site where the detection was made is Bowen Hills, Brisbane. The counterfeit tablets are round, blue, and bear M 30 markings. Nitazenes are a group of very strong opioids that work like heroin or fentanyl and can produce life-threatening toxicity in small amounts. Toxic Effects
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    N-pyrrolidino isotonitazene found in counterfeit oxycodone pill

    9 Sep 2024
  • ACT
  • Benzodiazepines
     
  • Nitazenes
     
  • Opioids
     
  • Oxycodone
    • A round yellow counterfeit oxycodone pill brought to CanTEST for testing was found to be N-pyrrolidino isotonitazene, a type of nitazene. This is a potent new opioid that is 1000x stronger than morphine and 100x stronger than fentanyl. This sample was acquired from the dark web (vendor name not disclosed), but this is the third nitazene-related community notice CanTEST has
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