novel psychoactive substances (NPS)

many of these drugs are transient on the marketplace

in 2021, the Victorian Coroner had identified 5 recent cases of deaths from 25C-NBOme and 5-flouroamphetamine with the victims thinking they were taking ecstasy or psilocybin.

a designer NPS in the class N methoxybenzyl substituted 2C phenylethylamine hallucinogens

street names include: “C-Boom”, “Cimbi-82”, “Pandora”, “Dime”

available as powder, pills or as blotting paper

highly potent

can be taken by placement under tongue or in cheek, swallowed or by nasal ingestion

can cause severe hallucinogenic effects, such as extreme patterning, vibrant coloring, euphoria, acceleration of thought and time distortion

known as “Flux”, “FIFA”

psycomotor stimulant 1st synthesized in the 1940s

has been found in products sold as ecstasy and amphetamine powders, and as an adulterant

may be able to act as a monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)

acts similar to cocaine and amphetamines, and increases extracellular levels of dopamine, norepinephrine and serotonin.