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Analysis results for Victorian seizures of Emerging Psychoactive Substances and Pharmaceutical Opioids for 2012/13
Joanne Gerstner-Stevens 15th October 2013
Drug Analysis Unit
(evidential 20%)
Chemical Drug Intelligence Unit
(non evidential 80%)
Drug Database
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50
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Statistics / Trend Reports
Pharmaceutical Opioids seized during 2012/13
Buprenorphine (46%)
69% Suboxone
Morphine (15%)
72% Morphine Sulfate Inj BP
Oxycodone (14%)
82% Oxycontin
Methadone (9%)
96% Physeptone
Codeine (8%)
68% Codapane Forte
Tramadol (8%)
39% Tramal SR
Hydromorphone (<1%)
100% Jurnista
Why are EPS still popular?
• Legal highs • Easily accessible
– Over the counter – Internet eg. Silkroad
• Safe if purchased from the retail market • Normalisation factor
Plant-based substances mitragynine 100%
Others dimethocaine 99.80%
MXE 0.20%
Synthetic Cathinones + Phenethylamines MDPV + 2C-I 100%
Synthetic Cathinones + Synthetic Cannabinoids MDPV + XLR-11 + JWH-122 66%
MDPV + XLR-11 34%
Phenethylamines + Others FA + MXE 100%
Piperazines + Phenethylamines BZP + TFMPP + DBZP + PMA 100%
Other EPS seized during 2012/13
EPS Forms
• Tablets – 70% • Plant substance – 14% • Powders – 12% • Card – 3% • Paper - <1% • Sugar cubes - <1%