XANAX (Oxazepam)
Risk assessment
This tablet, sold as Xanax, did not contain the expected benzodiazepine alprazolam (active ingredient), but the benzodiazepine oxazepam (active ingredient).
Oxazepam belongs to the group of benzodiazepines and is marketed as a drug under the name Seresta®, among others. Like alprazolam, it has a calming, relaxing, anticonvulsant, anxiolytic and sleep-inducing effect. Alprazolam is about 5-10 times stronger than oxazepam. As the onset of action of oxazepam (after approx. 1-2 h) takes longer than that of alprazolam (after approx. 15-40 min), there is a risk that people will take an unintentionally high and therefore harmful dose if this misrepresentation is made. People who are used to consuming alprazolam could increase their dose with this false declaration due to the lower potency of oxazepam (as the effect is less or hardly perceived), which could lead to an overdose the next time they consume real alprazolam.
Mixed use with other depressant substances (e.g. alcohol and GHB/GBL) and dissociatives (e.g. ketamine) can lead to unconsciousness and life-threatening respiratory depression.
Drugs bought on the black market are often misrepresented; always have them tested in a drug check before use!
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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.
