#TestIt Alert: Capsule of white powder sold as Alprazolam (Xanax) in North Carolina found to contain exclusively Flualprazolam

By: Rachel Clark, DanceSafe Intern A rectangular green pressed bar was sold as Alprazolam (Xanax) in North Carolina, but tested as Flualprazolam. The sample was sourced from online (Florida) and submitted from North Carolina.   The sample is in the form of a green, rectangular “bar”-shaped pill with two score lines and “S | 90” on the score side (no markings on the back). According to EcstasyData.org, Marquis, Mecke, and Mandelin reagents did not react with the sample, a response that is typical of benzodiazepines. Flualprazolam is a research chemical that consists of fluorinated Alprazolam. Very little is understood about its mechanism of...