Rachel Clark2023-02-13T18:03:55-08:00By: Rachel Clark, DanceSafe Intern
A white rectangular “bar” pill with three score lines, “XANAX” stamped into one side, and “2” stamped into the other was sold in the Bay Area, CA as Xanax (alprazolam) but actually contained an unidentified chemical, cyproheptadine, amantadine, chlorpheniramine, doxepin, etizolam, promethazine, and melatonin. The sample was sourced in Los Angeles, CA and sold in the Bay Area, CA.
The sample reacted orange to brown with the Marquis reagent, a very slight brown change with the Mecke reagent, and light brown with the Mandelin reagent.
Unidentified chemicals in samples are substances that are not currently listed in advanced...