Tag: high_alert
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Media Monitor: New Zealand Issues Alert on Illicit Vapes Containing Etomidate
High Alert New Zealand is reporting that illicit vape pods containing etomidate have been linked to acute drug harm in New Zealand. It said etomidate, a fast-acting central gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) agonist, is used as an anesthetic during short medical…
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Media Monitor: New Zealand Drug Service Warns of Misrepresented Opioid
High Alert, a New Zealand drug information service, is warning that a highly potent synthetic opioid is being misrepresented as heroin in the Auckland region. High Alert said the substance, a nitazene, was detected in an orange powder and may…
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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. It said the powder was presented to a drug checking clinic in Auckland, and there is currently no information available…
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