Drug Dictionary

  • A family of psychedelic drugs with varying potencies.
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? Yes
  • A novel stimulant and substituted cathinone. Novel stimulants and cathinones have been reported to cause psychoactive effects similar to amphetamines increasingly prevalent synthetic stimulant and commonly sold as MDMA.
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? Yes
  • A fentanyl-related drug, considered to be stronger than heroin but not as strong as fentanyl. We generally find fentanyl-related drugs unexpectedly in fentanyl samples.
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? No
  • A synthetic "nitazene" opioid, considered to be roughly as strong as heroin.
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? No
  • A heroin-related drug that is not considered to be as strong as heroin but with effects setting in more rapidly.
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? Yes
  • A fentanyl-related drug, considered to be stronger than heroin but not as strong as fentanyl.
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? No
  • A synthetic, organic compound introduced in therapy as a fever-reducing drug and it was used as an alternative to aspirin in treating headace, menstrual cramps and rheumatism.
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? Yes
  • A fentanyl-related drug, considered to be stronger than heroin but not as strong as fentanyl.
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? Yes
  • A synthetic cannabinoid, manufactured to be like the main psychoactive component in cannabis, THC, considered to be ultrapotent. Using high-potency opioids in combination with synthetic cannabinoids increases the risk of dangerous suppression of vitals (e.g., slowing down of breathing, blood pressure, heart rate).
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? No
  • A short-acting benzodiazepine-related drug used to treat anxiety and control seizures. Using high-potency opioids in combination with benzodiazepine-related drugs increases the risk of dangerous suppression of vitals (e.g., slowing down of breathing, blood pressure, heart rate)
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? No
  • A high-potency, short-acting benzodiazepine used to treat anxiety. Sometimes benzodiazepines are expected (i.e., submitted to be checked), but also sometimes found unexpectedly in fentanyl samples. Using high-potency opioids in combination with benzodiazepine-related drugs increases the risk of dangerous suppression of vitals (e.g., slowing down of breathing, blood pressure, heart rate).
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? Yes
  • A synthetic cannabinoid, manufactured to be like the main psychoactive component in cannabis, THC, considered to be ultrapotent. Using high-potency opioids in combination with synthetic cannabinoids increases the risk of dangerous suppression of vitals (e.g., slowing down of breathing, blood pressure, heart rate).
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? No
  • Amphetamines are psychostimulant drugs, which means they speed up the messages travelling between the brain and the body. Mixing amphetamines with other drugs can have unpredictable effects and increase the risk of harm.
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? Yes
  • A local anesthetic (numbing medication) used to relieve pain that can reduce the amount of oxygen carried by a person's blood throughout their body.
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? Yes
  • A high-potency, short-acting benzodiazepine-related drug, similar to alprazolam (Xanax). Sometimes benzodiazepines are expected but sometimes found unexpectedly in fentanyl samples. Using high-potency opioids in combination with benzodiazepine-related drugs increases the risk of dangerous suppression of vitals (e.g., slowing down of breathing, blood pressure, heart rate).
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? Yes
  • A fentanyl-related drug, considered to be stronger than morphine but not as strong as heroin.
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? No
  • A novel stimulant and substituted cathinone. Substituted cathinones are modified based on the structure of cathinone. Novel stimulants have been reported to cause stimulant-like effects, similar to amphetamines.
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? Yes
  • Fentanyl-related drugs, considered to be stronger than morphine but not as strong as fentanyl.
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? No
  • An ultrapotent fentanyl-related drug, considered to be up to 100 times stronger than fentanyl, 4,000 times stronger than heroin, and 10,000 times stronger than morphine. Using high-potency opioids in combination increases the risk of overdose.
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? Yes
  • A high-potency, long-acting benzodiazepine used to prevent and control seizures. Sometimes benzodiazepines are expected but sometimes found unexpectedly in fentanyl samples. Using high-potency opioids in combination with benzodiazepine-related drugs increases the risk of dangerous suppression of vitals (e.g., slowing down of breathing, blood pressure, heart rate).
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? Yes
  • A stimulant drug, which means that it speeds up the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body. In high doses, cocaine can make a person feel extremely agitated, paranoid and aggressive. Unpleasant physical effects include dizziness, hallucinations, nausea and vomiting, tremors, headache and heart pain.
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? Yes
  • An inactive carfentanil-related drug, which is an impurity found in carfentanil preparations.
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? No
  • An inactive fentanyl-related drug, which is an impurity found in fentanyl preparations.
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? Yes
  • A low-potency, long-acting benzodiazepine used to treat anxiety, alcohol withdrawal, and seizures. Sometimes benzodiazepines are expected, but sometimes found unexpectedly in fentanyl samples. Using high-potency opioids in combination with benzodiazepine-related drugs increases the risk of dangerous suppression of vitals (e.g., slowing down of breathing, blood pressure, heart rate).
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? No
  • MSM has been marketed as a dietary supplement for osteoarthritis and is naturally found in some plants and grains. MSM is commonly used as a cutting agent for methamphetamine, due to its physical properties and ability to crystalize with the methamphetamine, giving the appearance of a “pure” product.
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? Yes
  • Is a hallucinogenic tryptamine drug that naturally occurs in many plant species and can also be made in a laboratory. Can produce effects similar to other psychedelics.
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? Yes
  • A structural analog of methamphetamine that is categorized as a novel psychoactive substance.
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? Yes
  • A short-acting benzodiazepine-related drug, used in some countries to treat anxiety and insomnia. Sometimes benzodiazepines are expected, but somtimes found unexpectedly in fentanyl samples. Using high-potency opioids in combination with benzodiazepine-related drugs increases the risk of dangerous suppression of vitals (e.g., slowing down of breathing, blood pressure, heart rate).
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? Yes
  • A high-potency synthetic "nitazene" opioid, considered to be up to 10 times stronger than fentanyl. Using high-potency opioids in combination increases the risk of overdose.
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? No
  • A high-potency synthetic opioid, considered to be up to 40 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine. Fentanyl is the opioid of choice (i.e., expected) for many people who use opioids and sometimes find fentanyl unexpectedly in other opioid samples, like heroin or Percocet. Fentanyl is rarely found in other drug types, like stimulants, psychedelics, or depressants.
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? Yes
  • A high-potency, short-acting benzodiazepine-related drug, similar to alprazolam (Xanax). Sometimes benzodiazepines are expected, but sometimes found unexpectedly in fentanyl samples. Using high-potency opioids in combination with benzodiazepine-related drugs increases the risk of dangerous suppression of vitals (e.g., slowing down of breathing, blood pressure, heart rate).
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? Yes
  • A high-potency, long-acting benzodiazepine-related drug. Sometimes benzodiazepines are expected, but sometimes found unexpectedly in fentanyl samples. Using high-potency opioids in combination with benzodiazepine-related drugs increases the risk of dangerous suppression of vitals (e.g., slowing down of breathing, blood pressure, heart rate).
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? Yes
  • A high-potency, long-acting benzodiazepine-related drug. Sometimes benzodiazepines are expected, but sometimes found unexpectedly in fentanyl samples. Using high-potency opioids in combination with benzodiazepine-related drugs increases the risk of dangerous suppression of vitals (e.g., slowing down of breathing, blood pressure, heart rate).
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? No
  • A family of high-potency fentanyl-related drugs (para-, ortho-, and meta-), considered to be up to 2 times stronger than fentanyl. Using high-potency opioids in combination increases the risk of overdose.
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? Yes
  • A high-potency, long-acting benzodiazepine-related drug. Sometimes benzodiazepines are expected, but sometimes found unexpectedly in fentanyl samples. Using high-potency opioids in combination with benzodiazepine-related drugs increases the risk of dangerous suppression of vitals (e.g., slowing down of breathing, blood pressure, heart rate).
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? No
  • An active fentanyl-related drug. We generally find fentanyl-related drugs unexpectedly in fentanyl samples.
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? No
  • A semi-synthetic opioid as it is made from morphine that has been chemically processed. Using high-potency opioids in combination increases the risk of overdose.
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? Yes
  • High-potency synthetic "nitazene" opioids, considered to be up to 5 times stronger than fentanyl. Generally have found nitazene opioids unexpectedly in fentanyl samples. Note that these drugs are reported together because they have very similar chemical structures, and cannot currently differentiate between them. Using high-potency opioids in combination increases the risk of overdose.
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? Yes
  • A dissociative anesthetic that has come hallucinogenic effects. Ketamine can increase your heart rate and blood pressure. If mixed with other substances, can be potentially harmful.
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? Yes
  • A medication used to treat worm infections in animals was pulled from the American markiet and has been associated with skin sores and a reduction of infection-fighting white blood cells. Generally found unexpectedly in cocaine or crack cocaine samples.
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? Yes
  • A high-potency, short-acting benzodiazepine used to treat anxiety. Sometimes benzodiazepines are expected, but sometimes found unexpectedly in fentanyl samples. Using high-potency opioids in combination with benzodiazepine-related drugs increases the risk of dangerous suppression of vitals (e.g., slowing down of breathing, blood pressure, heart rate).
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? No
  • A MDMA-related drug believed to have similar effects to MDMA, but milder.
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? No
  • An amphetamine-related drug known to have similar effects to MDMA, but self-reported data suggests the effects of MDA last longer and it is believed to have slightly more pychedelic properties.
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? Yes
  • An MDMA-related drug believed to have similar effects to MDMA, but milder.
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? Yes
  • An MDMA-related drug believed to have similar effects to MDMA, but milder.
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? No
  • Classified as a synthetic cannabinoid. Synthetic cannabinoids have been reported to cause psychoactive effects sinilar to delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? Yes
  • A novel stimulant and substituted cathinone. Novel stimulants and cathinones have been reported to cause psychoactive effects similar to amphetamines. Increasingly prevalent synthetic stimulant and commonly sold as MDMA.
  • Have we seeen it in Drug Checking? Yes
  • A benzodiazepine used to treat parasitic worms. Sometimes benzodiazepines are expected, but somtimes found unexpectedly in fentanyl samples. Using high-potency opioids in combination with benzodiazepine-related drugs increases the risk of dangerous suppression of vitals (e.g., slowing down of breathing, blood pressure, heart rate).
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? No
  • Is an antipyretic and analgesic drug used to relieve severe and persistent fever and pain.
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? Yes
  • Part of the amphetamine family of stimulant drugs. Can cause increased heart rate and blood pressure, raising the risk of heart attack - the higher the dose, the greater these effects.
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? Yes
  • An amphetamine-like drug believed to have similar effects to MDMA, but milder.
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? Yes
  • A central nervous system stimulant. It affects chemicals in the brain and nerves that contribute to hyperactivity and impulse control.
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? Yes
  • A high-potency synthetic "nitazene" opioid, considered to be roughly as strong as fentanyl. Using high-potency opioid in combination increases the risk of overdose.
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? Yes
  • A structural analog of methamphetamine that is categorized as a novel psychoactive substance.
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? Yes
  • A novel stimulant and substituted cathinone. Novel stimulants and cathinones have been reported to cause psychoactive effects similar to amphetamines increasingly prevalent syinthetic stimulant and commonly sold as MDMA.
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? Yes
  • A carfentanil-related drug, considered to be roughly as strong as morphine.
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? No
  • A high-potency fentanyl-related drug, considered to be up to 3 times stronger than fentanyl. Using high-potency opioids in combination increases the risk of overdose.
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? No
  • A pain-relieving, fever-reducing medication, pulled from the American market in the 1970s for its association with kidney and bladder cancers. We generally find phenacetin unexpectedly in cocaine, crack cocaine, or fentanyl sample.
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? Yes
  • Quinine is used to treat uncomplicated malaria and was pulled from the American market. Substance primarily used as a cutting agent.
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? Yes
  • A low-potency, short-acting benzodiazepine used to treat insomnia. Sometimes benzodiazepines are expected, but somtimes found unexpectedly in fentanyl samples. Using high-potency opioids in combination with benzodiazepine-related drugs increases the risk of dangerous suppression of vitals (e.g., slowing down of breathing, blood pressure, heart rate).
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? No
  • A high-potency synthetic opioid that is used to treat moderate to severe pain. Using high-potency opioids in combination increases the risk of overdose.
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? Yes
  • A fentanyl-related drug, considered to be stronger than morphine but not as strong as fentanyl.
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? Yes
  • A veterinary tranquilizer used on animals for sedation, muscle relaxation, and pain relief. Using high-potency opioids in combination with xylazine increases the risk of dangerous suppression of vitals (e.g., slowing down of breathing, blood pressure, heart rate). Chronic use of xylazine can progress the vasoconstriction and skin oxygenation deficit, leading to severe soft tissue infections, including abscesses, cellulitis, and skin ulceration.
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? Yes
  • A fentanyl-related drug, considered to be stronger than fentanyl. Using high-potency opioids in combination increases the risk of overdose.
  • Have we seen it in Drug Checking? No