High Alert said it is likely the synthetic 4F-MDMB-BICA is responsible for the incidents, which has been implicated in a number of deaths overseas and other harm events in New Zealand. In its warning, High Alert said people may collapse or “drop”, foam at the mouth, or experience temporary paralysis. The effects are often worse if taken at the same time as alcohol and other drugs, if a person is unwell, or experiencing mental distress. Immediate effects of the drug include fast or irregular heartbeat, nausea or vomiting, seizures, loss of consciousness, paranoia, anxiety and panic attacks, drowsiness, difficulty breathing and death, it said.
It s likely the synnie responsible for this harm is 4F-MDMB-BICA. It s possible other synthetic cannabinoids substances are also involved. 4F-MDMB-BICA has been implicated in a number of deaths overseas and other harm events in New Zealand, High Alert says on its site. High Alert recommends extreme caution consuming synthetic cannabinoids, especially in the Taranaki Region at this time.
Taking these synthetic cannabinoids can cause harmful and unpredictable effects . People may collapse or drop , foam at the mouth, or experience temporary paralysis, High Alert says. The effects are often worse if taken at the same time as alcohol and other drugs, if a person is unwell, or experiencing mental distress.
Potentially deadly synthetic drugs circulating in Taranaki Tue, 6 Jul 2021, 2:16PM
A batch of synthetics is believed to be linked to at least one death and a serious hospital admission in Taranaki. (Photo / Manawatu, Taranaki, Whanganui-Ruapehu Police Facebook)
Potentially deadly synthetic drugs circulating in Taranaki Tue, 6 Jul 2021, 2:16PM
A potentially deadly batch of synthetic drugs is circulating in the Taranaki region and possibly other areas of New Zealand.
High Alert and police are warning that a particularly dangerous batch of synthetic cannabinoids - also known as synthetics or synnies - is probably linked to at least one death and another serious hospital admission in the Taranaki region.
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