Current warnings May 2018

Warnung_orangeSince the beginning of May 2018, we have tested a number of substances of particular health concern. In a sample submitted for analysis as mephedrone, the three new psychoactive substances 4-CEC (4-chloroethcathinone), 4-CMC (Clephedrone) and 4-BEC (4-bromoethcathinone) was identified. In another sample submitted for analysis as mephedrone, a previously unknown substance was detected in addition to mephedrone. Caffeine was found as an extender in various samples (speed, MDMA, ketamine, cocaine, 2C-B). Many of the samples submitted for analysis as cocaine had a high cocaine content and admixtures of levamisole.

Current warnings May 2018


Current warnings April 2018

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Since the beginning of April 2018, we have tested a number of substances that pose a particular health risk. In addition to some (very) high-dose ecstasy tablets, various new psychoactive substances were detected. In two as Mephedrone samples submitted for analysis were found to contain the new psychoactive substance 4-Chloroethcathinone (4-CEC) proven. For the first time checkit! the hallucinogenic AL-LAD detected in a sample submitted as such.

Current warnings April 2018


Warning: Synthetic opioids

In March checkit! identified a particularly harmful composition in a sample passed off as heroin. In addition to the expected ingredients, the sample contained caffeine and the highly potent synthetic opioid fentanyl.

Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid and about one hundred times more potent than morphine. Fentanyl has already been associated with numerous life-threatening overdoses, which have also led to deaths as a result of respiratory depression. Mixed use with other centrally depressant substances is strongly discouraged. Furthermore, serious interactions with a number of medications are known.

Reports of synthetic opioids are increasing across Europe. Over the course of the last year, checkit! synthetic opioids were occasionally detected in various samples. Among other things, a sample labelled as a synthetic hallucinogen, which was purchased on the darknet, contained the synthetic opioid methoxyacetylfentanyl as an admixture.

The term "synthetic opioids" refers to substances that are produced synthetically and have a similar effect to natural opiates (e.g. morphine) or heroin. The potency of these substances is often many times higher than that of morphine, which makes dosing difficult or even impossible without a laboratory balance (e.g. carfentanyl is already effective in the lower microgram range). Even careless handling of some substances can be life-threatening.


Current warnings March 2018

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Since the beginning of March 2018, we have tested a number of substances of particular health concern. In addition to a series of (very) high-dose ecstasy tablets, one supposed ecstasy tablet contained MDMA as well as the expected MDMA, Methylone and Dimethylone (bk-MDDMA). Almost all samples submitted for analysis as alleged speed contained amphetamine Caffeine in different proportions.

Current warnings March 2018


Current warnings February 2018

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Since the beginning of February 2018, we have tested a number of substances of particular health concern. In a sample submitted for analysis as an ecstasy tablet, the new psychoactive substance 2C-P (2,5-dimethoxy-4-propylphenethylamine) identified. Instead of the expected active ingredient, a supposed MDMA sample showed the new psychoactive substance Clephedrone (4-CMC) from the cathinone group.

Current warnings February 2018

 


Current warnings January 2018

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Since the beginning of January 2018, we have tested a number of substances of particular health concern. In addition to a large number of amphetamine samples laced with caffeine, many samples submitted as alleged ecstasy contained high to very high levels of the active ingredient MDMA. In one sample submitted as an unknown substance, the new psychoactive substances 4-chloro-alpha-PVP (4Cl-PVP, 4-chloro-alpha-pyrrolidinovalerophenone) and N-ethylhexedrone (NEH) was identified. An alleged cocaine sample contained cocaine, amphetamine, caffeine and the two new psychoactive substances N-ethylhexedrone (NEH) and MPHP (4'-methyl-α-pyrrolidinohexiophenone).

Current warnings January 2018


Current warnings December 2017

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Since the beginning of December 2017, we have tested a number of substances of particular health concern. In addition to a series of ecstasy tablets with a (very) high MDMA content, an unknown substance was identified in two tablets alongside the expected active ingredient MDMA. The hallucinogenic substance 2C-B was detected in a further two supposed ecstasy tablets. The new psychoactive substance Clephedrone (4-CMC) was identified in one sample submitted as MDMA, one as mephedrone and one as cocaine. In addition to clephedrone (4-CMC), the following cathinone derivatives were found in various samples: Methylone (bk-MDMA), Dimethylone (bk-MDDMA), 4-Chloroethcathinone (4-CEC), Methyl ethyl cathinone (4-MEC).

Current warnings December 2017


Current warnings November 2017

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Since the beginning of November 2017, we have tested a number of substances of particular health concern. In addition to the expected active ingredient MDMA, one tablet sold as ecstasy contained a unknown substance identified. In addition to MDMA, another ecstasy tablet contained the new psychoactive substance Methylone (3,4-methylenedioxymethcathinone, bk-MDMA)  on. In addition to the expected amphetamine, a sample given as speed also contained caffeine and the hallucinogenic substance 2C-E (2,5-dimethoxy-4-ethylphenethylamine).

Current warnings November 2017


Current warnings October 2017

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Since the beginning of October 2017, we have tested a number of substances that pose a particular health risk. In addition to Ethylphenidate and four new psychoactive substances from the cathinone group (4-CMC, 4-CEC, 3-MMC, N-ethylbuphedrone), a total of four new psychoactive substances from the opioid group were identified in various samples. In one of the 4-Hydroxymethylethyltryptamine (4-HO-MET) was analysed in addition to this expected tryptamine. Methoxyacetylfentanyla previously unexplored fentanyl analogue, was detected. In a sample delivered as fentanyl, the highly potent Opioid Carfentanyl was detected. Four further samples were submitted as unknown research chemicals: three of them contained the opioid U-47700 one contained the opioid Cyclopentylfentanyl. U-47700 and cyclopentylfentanyl are substances that have hardly been researched to date.

Current warnings October 2017


Current warnings July 2017 / Part 2

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Since the beginning of July 2017, we have tested a number of substances of particular health concern. In addition to some ecstasy tablets, some of which contained very high doses, one sample submitted for analysis as MDMA contained the new psychoactive substance 4-Chloroethcathinone (4-CEC) was detected. In a sample submitted for analysis as LSD, the new psychoactive substance 1-acetyl-LSD (ALD-52) was identified.

Current warnings July 2017 / Part 2