From pink cocaine and dangerous opioids to a never-before-seen drug dubbed CanKet, Australia's first fixed-site drug-checking service has made history-making discoveries in 12 months.
CanTEST, which has been operating for about a year in Canberra's CBD, is free and open to anyone who wants to know the contents of their pills or drugs.
The centre has tested 1,000 samples just in time for its first birthday, and its original six-month trial has since been extended until at least December 2024.
The service was also responsible for discovering a drug never before seen in Australia, 2′-Fluoro-2-Oxo-PCE, which it called CanKet due to its similarity to ketamine.
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CanTEST, which has been operating for about a year in Canberra's CBD, is free and open to anyone who wants to know the contents of their pills or drugs.
The centre has tested 1,000 samples just in time for its first birthday, and its original six-month trial has since been extended until at least December 2024.
The service was also responsible for discovering a drug never before seen in Australia, 2′-Fluoro-2-Oxo-PCE, which it called CanKet due to its similarity to ketamine.
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Read more here:
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