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CanTEST finds dangerous synthetic opioid in Canberra for the first time

www.abc.net.au 'A drug nobody should be using': CanTEST finds dangerous synthetic opioid in Canberra for the first time

Canberra's drug-checking site issues a red community notice for N-pyrrolidino protonitazene after identifying the dangerous synthetic opioid in granular brown powder presented for testing.

'A drug nobody should be using': CanTEST finds dangerous synthetic opioid in Canberra for the first time

Canberra's pill testing service CanTEST has found N-pyrrolidino protonitazene (NPP) in brown granular powder presented for testing.

It's the first time the synthetic opioid — thought to be 25 times stronger than fentanyl — has been detected in the ACT.

CanTEST has issued a red alert community notice warning NPP carries a high risk of fatal overdose and there is no safe level of use.

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