#TestIt Alert: Red rectangular Red Bull pill with a bull stamped on one side and “Red Bull” stamped on the other, separated by a score line, sold in Dallas, TX as MDMA but actually contains N-Ethylpentylone

By: Rachel Clark, DanceSafe Intern A red, rectangular pill with a bull stamped on one side and the words “Red Bull” stamped on the other, separated by a score line, was sold in Dallas, TX as MDMA but actually contained N-Ethylpentylone. The sample was sourced in Houston, TX and sold in Dallas, TX.  The sample reacted orange/yellow with the Marquis reagent, orange/yellow with the Mecke reagent, and a very slight color change [no color specified] with the Mandelin reagent.  N-Ethylpentylone, otherwise known as ephylone, is a designer drug of the synthetic cathinone (“bath salts”) class. High doses of N-Ethylpentylone (over approximately 80mg) may...