A dangerous amount of eutylone, a synthetic cathinone, has been detected in pink 'Red Bull' tablets by drug testing service KnowYourStuffNZ. Photo: SuppliedA dangerous substitute has been found in the popular party drug MDMA during orientation weeks at Christchurch and Dunedin universities. Drug-testing service KnowYourStuffNZ discovered an increase of synthetic cathinone known as eutylone, being sold as MDMA, or ecstasy, this week. About 40 per cent of the samples brought by people thinking they had MDMA during O-week tests have turned out to contain the substitute. Side effects include not being able to sleep for days, anxiety, paranoia and in some cases it can be fatal.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 24, 2021 18:22 UTC