freskafreska
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- Sep 27, 2018
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I have a sample of Diacetylmorphine that was obtained from the Vancouver DTES area which had contained traces of contaminants over the past few months. It is normally a light brown powder that is readily soluble in water and has no Fentanyl in it which has been confirmed after testing using mass-spectrometry. The spectrometer identified both diacetylmorhphine 30% and procaine 65% and the rest 5% the contaminant in question in the mixture. The contaminant is of slightly darker powdered material than the normal light brown powder and when mixed with water the normal powder would dissolve more easily than the dark brown stuff which looks sort of like coffee grounds once water is added as it turns to even a darker colour. The darker stuff only fully dissolves when heated. The spectrometer in our lab was unable to precisely identify the dark brown contaminant, but I could assure you it is not coffee as caffeine would have been detected. As reported, the contaminant will start causing issues about 30 Minutes post IV administration and the side effects last up to 2-4 hours. The major side effects are chills including cold hands and feet, fever, headaches, muscoskeletal pain especially of the joints back. In some cases nausea. The symptoms can be suppressed with oral administration of Tylenol plus Advil combination or another NSAID. The severity of the side effects would depend on how much of the contaminant was present.Anyone come across a similar contaminant or knows or have any clues as to what that darker substance may be?