#TestIt Alert: Light pink Mario star tablet sold in New York, NY as MDMA but actually contains exclusively methamphetamine

By: Rachel Clark, DanceSafe Contractor A light pink Mario star tablet with eyes pressed into both sides was sold in New York, NY as MDMA but actually contains exclusively methamphetamine. The sample was submitted from Raleigh, NC.  The sample turned orange in the presence of the Marquis reagent, yellow with the Mecke reagent, and did not react with the Mandelin reagent.  MDMA, while a stimulant by nature, does not have drastic stimulating effects on the central nervous system in the same way that caffeine and methamphetamine do. Methamphetamine may induce uncomfortable or dangerously high levels of stimulation; additionally, while some elements of...