Drug checking service - The Know - Page 3

Filter alerts by

State or Territory

Drug Type

Date Range

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

Read notification

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.

Read notification

Tadalafil (Cialis) and methandienone (Dianabol) detected in a pressed pill acquired as MDMA

No MDMA was detected. The sample is a square coated pill with DP on one side and a half score on both sides. What are these substances? Tadalafil is a medication used to treat erectile dysfunction under the brand name Cialis. Some people also use it as preworkout. In Australia, tadafinil is legally acquired through a doctor’s prescription. Methandienone is

Read notification

Fentanyl found in heroin sample

Two brown powder samples expected to contain heroin were found to contain fentanyl, phenacetin, paracetamol, heroin (6% in one sample, 10% in the other), and fluorofentanyl. The samples were sourced locally (ACT region). What does this mean? Fentanyl carries the risk of fatal, opioid-like overdose, estimated to be between 50 and 100 times stronger than morphine and significantly more potent

Read notification

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

Read notification

N-ethylhexedrone found in cocaine sample

A white powder sample, expected to contain cocaine, was found to contain N-ethylhexedrone and no cocaine. What does this mean? N-ethylhexedrone is a synthetic cathinone and can produce stimulating effects including wakefulness, drive, talkativeness, euphoria, sensory enhancement, insomnia, cardiovascular strain, and anxiety. It can take effect quickly (within minutes if insufflated/snorted and up to an hour if taken orally) and

Read notification