Current clinical safety alerts for health professionals regarding drugs used illicitly. Please also refer to Public Drug Warnings and NSW Health Safety Alerts Broadcast System [intranet only].
Strong opioids detected in counterfeit 'Kalma' tablets [Issued 26 August 2022]
Unregistered benzodiazepines and counterfeit alprazolam products [Issued 1 August 2022]
Illicit cocaine containing high levels of lidocaine (lignocaine) [Issued 13 August 2021]
25C-NBOMe toxicity in patients who used powder thought to be MDMA [Issued 2 July 2021]
Illicit cocaine containing strong opioids [Issued 14 May 2021]
Heroin and cocaine containing fentanyl and acetylfentanyl [Issued 26 November 2020]
Acetylfentanyl and fentanyl in non-opioid illicit drugs [Issued 16 October 2020]
Illicit supply of counterfeit alprazolam [Issued 16 July 2020, updated 9 September 2020, superseded 1 August 2022]
Acetylfentanyl Clinical Alert [Issued 21 February 2020]
Carfentanil Safety Alert [Issued 12 December 2019]