#TestIt Alert: Reports of potential fentanyl contamination of various kinds of drugs in Colorado, causing opioid overdoses

By: Rachel Clark, DanceSafe Contractor Anecdotal reports of likely fentanyl-related overdoses, including deaths, are arising from multiple regions in Colorado. The city of Denver has experienced a 282% increase in fentanyl-related overdose deaths, when comparing the first half of 2019 with the first half of 2020. Reports have included a death from an ... Read more

#TestIt Alert: White rectangular “bar” pill sold in Elk Rapids, MI as Xanax (alprazolam) but actually contains exclusively six different unidentified chemicals

By: Rachel Clark, DanceSafe Contractor A white “bar” pill with three score lines and “G 372 2” stamped on one side was sold in Elk Rapids, MI as Xanax (alprazolam), but actually contains exclusively six different kinds of unidentified chemicals. The sample was submitted from Elk Rapids, MI. The sample did not react with the Marquis, Mecke, or Mandelin ... Read more

#TestIt Alert: White rectangular “bar” pill with three score lines, “XANAX” stamped into one side, and “2” stamped into the other sold in the Bay Area, CA as Xanax (alprazolam) but actually contains an unidentified chemical, cyproheptadine, amantadine, chlorpheniramine, doxepin, etizolam, promethazine, and melatonin

By: 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 ... Read more

#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 ... Read more