NUAA Admin 23/12/22 NUAA Admin 23/12/22

Drug Alert: 'Heroin' found to contain a potent opioid ('nitazene’)⁠

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’).⁠

NUAA Admin 17/11/22 NUAA Admin 17/11/22

Alert: poppy seed products linked to poisoning.⁠

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.⁠

NUAA Admin 28/8/22 NUAA Admin 28/8/22

Drug Alert: Benzo's containing fentanyl like opiates

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

NUAA Admin 3/8/22 NUAA Admin 3/8/22

Drug Alert: fake benzos

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. ⁠

NUAA Admin 16/6/22 NUAA Admin 16/6/22

Drug Alert: Heroin containing flualprazolam

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.

NUAA Admin 1/6/22 NUAA Admin 1/6/22

Drug Alert: High Dose MDMA (Pink Audi)

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. ❤️

NUAA Admin 17/2/22 NUAA Admin 17/2/22

Drug alert: High Dose MDMA Pills – Blue Superman

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.

DanceWize NSW 12/8/21 DanceWize NSW 12/8/21

Drug Alert: Overdoses from ‘cocaine’ containing opioids and large amounts of lidocaine

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.

NUAA Admin 3/7/21 NUAA Admin 3/7/21

Drug Alert: Overdoses from 'MDMA' containing 25C-NBOMe & 4-FA

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

NUAA Admin 24/6/21 NUAA Admin 24/6/21

Drug Alert: More overdoses from cocaine containing opioids

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.

NUAA Admin 19/5/21 NUAA Admin 19/5/21

Drug Alert: Cocaine found to contain strong opioids

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.

NUAA Admin 29/1/21 NUAA Admin 29/1/21

Drug Alert: Heroin mixed with fentanyl

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

NUAA Admin 1/12/20 NUAA Admin 1/12/20

Drug Alert: Heroin mixed with Fentanyl

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

NUAA Admin 1/12/20 NUAA Admin 1/12/20

Drug Alert: Cocaine mixed with Fentanyl

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.