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Liquid free base methamphetamine found in ‘GHB’ sample

A clear syrup-like liquid expected to contain GHB, was instead found to contain liquid free base methamphetamine. In this form, it isn’t safe for any consumption method. The purity of the free base methamphetamine was 85%. What does this mean? Unlike crystal methamphetamine, free base methamphetamine isn’t designed to be vaporised, smoked, swallowed, injected or ingested in any way. In

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High dose MDMA pill

A pink pill depicting a ring with a star press on the front and a break line with the words ‘POP SMOKE’ and ‘300MG’ on the back. The sample was found to have a mass of 600mg with 41% purity (246mg free base). What does this mean? A common dose of MDMA is between 80-120mg. This means the amount 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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Multiple high dose MDMA pills

CanTEST have detected multiple high dose MDMA pills that were brought for testing. While the detected and expected contents were the same (MDMA), the purity of these was significantly more than a “common dose”. It’s a reminder that the amount of MDMA in every tablet and capsule may vary a lot, even if they are from the same batch, supplier

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Protonitazene found in ‘oxycodone’ pill

Heroin & other opioids

Protonitazene found in ‘oxycodone’ pill. A red/pink bear press pill with a ‘Y’ on front and back that was expected to contain oxycodone, was instead found to contain the novel synthetic opioid, protonitazene. No oxycodone was detected Protonitazene is significantly stronger than fentanyl. The sample was acquired from the dark web (vendor name not disclosed). This is the fourth nitazene-related

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Cocaine found in heroin sample

Heroin & other opioids

An off-white clumpy powder expected to be heroin was found to be a near-equal mix of heroin and cocaine. What does this mean? While the expectation was heroin, we note that NSW Health released a public drug warning on 13 Sep, ‘Four heroin overdoses following use of cocaine’, and this sample’s packaging is (arguably) more common for cocaine rather than

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