Alprazolam sold as MDMA
Risk assessment
This pill, which was sold on the street as MDMA, does not contain MDMA but alprazolam.
Alprazolam belongs to the group of benzodiazepines. Alprazolam has a calming, relaxing, anticonvulsant, anxiolytic and antidepressant effect. It is used to treat anxiety and panic disorders. The effect is very different from that of MDMA.
If MDMA and alprazolam are mixed up, there is a risk that a high dose of alprazolam will be taken unintentionally due to the MDMA-typical effect not setting in. A high dose of alprazolam can lead to fatigue, impaired reactions, hypersensitivity reactions, headaches, dizziness, motor difficulties, visual disturbances, slowed breathing, muscle weakness, confusion, sexual dysfunction, aggressiveness, outbursts of anger, restlessness and speech and movement disorders.
When mixing alprazolam with other downers (alcohol, GHB/GBL, opioids) there is a risk of respiratory paralysis!
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Safer Use
Analysis
Have your substance tested in a drug check if you bought it on the black market or on the internet. Counterfeit blisters may look identical to the original packaging.
Mixed use
Do not mix any depressant substances such as benzodiazepines, alcohol, GHB/GBL or opioids. Risk of unconsciousness or respiratory paralysis!
Dosage
Feel your way to the dosage and do not rely on dosage information from friends. Various factors such as habituation or dependence can contribute to a greatly increased dosage!
Testing
If you do not have the possibility to have substances analyzed, first test a maximum of one third of the pill. Some counterfeit drugs contain a more potent substance than the original.
Wait and see
Wait at least 2 hours after taking the drug. With some drugs, the onset of the intoxicating effect is very slow or it is difficult to perceive.
Disclaimer
If you are in possession of a substance that does not appear on this page, this in no way means that it contains the expected ingredient or that it should be safe. The warnings we publish only refer to the substances listed in our Drug Checking offers, these substances pose a high risk of consumption and should not be consumed. A substance may have the same visual appearance (shape, size, colour, etc.) and yet have different ingredients or a different composition. There is no drug use without risk! Only a complete renunciation of drugs is risk-free! If you still decide to use drugs, you should at least follow the safer use rules.
