Tag: high_alert
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Media Monitor: New Zealand Issues Alert on Illicit Vapes Containing Etomidate
High Alert New Zealand is reporting the detection of etomidate, a fast-acting anaesthetic, in illicit vape pods, alongside other dangerous substances. The agency urges caution and recommends drug checking to minimize risk.
HealthSocial IssuesMedical Science etomidateillicit vapesHigh Alertdrug checkingGABA agonistdrug harmHigh Alert NZ
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Media Monitor: New Zealand Drug Service Warns of Misrepresented Opioid
New Zealand's High Alert warns that a highly potent synthetic opioid, a nitazene, is being misrepresented as heroin in Auckland, posing a significant risk of harm, including death.
HealthSocial Issues AucklandHigh AlertnitazeneopioidheroindrugHigh Alert NZ
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Media Monitor: Heroin Found in Fake Benzodiazepine in Auckland
High Alert is reporting that heroin has been detected in a white powder being sold as a benzodiazepine in Auckland. People who take this powder believing it to be a benzodiazepine are at risk of experiencing harm.
HealthSocial IssuesLaw Enforcement High AlertheroinbenzodiazepineAucklanddrug checkingopioid overdoseNaloxone