Heroin sold as cocaine and methamphetamine in Melbourne

Published on March 28, 2025
Heroin is an opioid that can produce life-threatening toxic effects – especially ifyou don’t usually use opioids. Two people have recently required emergency care because they experienced heroin overdose after using what they thought was cocaine or methamphetamine. Specialised blood tests showed evidence of heroin as well as the intended drugs. This means heroin may be mixed
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Nitazenes found in counterfeit oxycodone tablets in NSW

March 28, 2025
Public drug warning for nitazenes in counterfeit oxycodone tablets

⚠️Fake oxycodone tablets have been found to contain N-desethyl isotonitazene⚠️ You never know what you are getting when ...

March 28, 2025
⚠️Fake oxycodone tablets have been found to contain N-desethyl isotonitazene⚠️You never know what you are getting when using fake oxy or other prescriptions. Although this is the first time N-desethyl isotonitazene has been found in NSW, there have been multiple alerts for nitazenes in other fake painkillers and benzos in the last few years. Know the signs of an opioid overdose:⁠Pin-point pupils⁠D