A type of potent opiate, nitazene, has been found in pressed pills being sold as MDMA in Sydney. NSW Health is warning of potential dangers of 'Red Bull' stamped pressed pills being sold as MDMA or 'ecstasy' in Sydney, after three hospitalisations at the weekend. The samples tested were found to contain no trace of MDMA but dangerous levels of the potent synthetic opioid.

NSW Community Drug Alert: Opioid Overdoses in Vape Juice

At least three opioid overdoses in NSW linked to potent synthetic opioids (nitazenes), in illicit vape juice.⁠

⁠Beware: black market vape juice might not contain what you think.⁠

Recent samples of MDMA have shown to be mixed with various synthetic cathinones, ketamine, and ketamine analogues. This could produce a completely different experience than taking MDMA alone.

Multiple high dose MDMA (ecstasy) has recently been found in NSW in the form of pressed pills.

High dose MDMA (ecstasy) has recently been found in NSW. The MDMA dose in the tablet was 414 mg. This is x 4 the average amount usually contained in MDMA tablets circulating in NSW. The pills are pink-orange squares, with a ‘GUCCI’ logo and wording imprinted on them.

NSW DRUG ALERT: 'Heroin' found to contain a potent opioid ('nitazene’)⁠
⁠NSW Health reports that there have been increased hospitalisations and ICU admissions from people using 'heroin' across the Central Coast region.⁠ Testing of the 'heroin' found it contained a potent opioid ('nitazene’).⁠

National recall of some poppy seed products linked to poisoning.⁠ Reports of unusual and severe symptoms following poppy seed consumption have now seen at least 12 people requiring medical attention in NSW after developing poisoning soon after ingestion, with additional cases Australia-wide.⁠

Public Drug Alert: fentanyl-like substances have been found in fake alprazolam (Kalma). These substances cannot be detected with fentanyl test strips.

NSW Health has issued a warning following reports of ongoing detections and harms from fake #alprazolam (a benzodiazepine). The tablets have variable appearance and can look like a variety of local or overseas alprazolam 2mg, such as Kalma, Xanax, Mylan, Sandoz. Products not purchased at pharmacies are at high risk of being counterfeit. ⁠

NSW Health reports that severe overdoses involving heroin have been seen in the Hunter Region and lower Mid North Coast. There is evidence flualprazolam may have been sold as heroin or has been mixed with heroin.

BREAKING 🚨💊#DrugWarning #DrugAlert from NSW Health. Just in time for the long weekend! Please re-share this post so no one misses this potentially life-saving information. 🏥⁠
Stay safe out there and look after each other. ❤️

NSW has released a warning about high dose MDMA tablets that have been found at a music festival in December 2021. Check out our infographic to find out the risks, signs of overdose and how to protect yourself.

NSW Health has warned that lidocaine has recently been associated with 2 deaths in NSW relating to cocaine use. Police have also analysed other seizures of cocaine and found high levels of lidocaine.

There have been several hospitalisations within the past week from 25C-NBOMe sold as light brown MDMA powder.

NSW Health has released a warning about further intensive care admissions and deaths that have occurred within inner Sydney following an alert issued in May 2021 about strong and long-acting opioid toxicity after the use of substances thought to be cocaine.

​NSW Health has released a warning about hospitalisations from strong and long-acting opioid toxicity after use of substances thought to be cocaine occurred in two areas across Greater Sydney in April and May 2021.

⚠️Heroin Drug Alert ⚠️ Heroin mixed with Fentanyl has been circulating widely in NSW and has caused multiple overdoses since Nov 19.

Drug Alert (Nov 2020): Heroin mixed with Fentanyl has been circulating widely in NSW

Drug Alert️ (Nov 2020): Cocaine mixed with Fentanyl has been circulating widely in NSW and has caused multiple opioid overdoses particularly in people who don’t regularly use opioids.

NSW Health has released a warning about the presence of fentanyl and acetyl-fentanyl in cocaine and ketamine circulating around NSW