The person who brought the sample to CanTEST for checking was 'unaware' that it contained fentanyl and surrendered it.
A brown powder sample has been found to contain the highly-potent synthetic opioid fentanyl after being tested by Canberra 's drug checking service CanTEST.The fentanyl finding has been flagged with emergency services and healthcare providers so they can better prepare for potential overdoses, and users are being encouraged to have their drugs tested.
The brown powder presented for testing was found to contain paracetamol, caffeine, heroin, 6-MAM and fentanyl."The sample was surrendered because of that apprehension," he said. The synthetic opioid can cause a fatal overdose, with overdose signs including loss of consciousness, pinpoint pupils, discoloured lips and nails, cold or clammy skin, and choking, coughing, gurgling or snoring sounds.
"It is likely that with less heroin around we will start to see these much more potent opioids sold with heroin," she said.The fentanyl finding has been flagged with emergency services, Dr Caldicott said, so they could be better prepared for potential overdoses. A synthetic opioid stronger than fentanyl and hundreds of times more potent than heroin is emerging in Australia
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