With New Year’s Eve just around the corner, KnowYourStuffNZ would like to advise people of high-dose MDMA pills currently in circulation. These have been identified in our testing so far this summer season, and are likely to be found around the country over the holiday period.
These pills should be approached with caution. Users are advised that the only way to guarantee safety is to not take them. For those who do choose to take them, our recommendation is to only take a third of a pill at most, and wait at least an hour before considering taking any more.
These pills have been tested to contain MDMA and a variety of fillers. One type of pill (Pink Mitsubishis) also contains caffeine. Combining stimulants such as MDMA and caffeine can increase the risk of heart problems and psychosis. No other psychoactives have been detected in the listed pills.
A common dose of MDMA is around 80-120 milligrams, depending upon a user’s body weight. These pills contain up to three doses in a single pill. We recommend weighing your doses wherever possible.
Taking too much MDMA can result in a very unpleasant experience, health risks, and sometimes even death. If you or someone you know has taken one of these pills and experiences dizziness and vomiting, a sharp rise in body temperature, muscle cramping, heart palpitations, seizures, or unconsciousness, seek medical attention immediately.
Please note that the amount of MDMA present is an estimate only as our technology cannot directly measure dosage or purity. The spectrometer can provide a rough percentage of MDMA content in a sample and we use this combined with the weight of the pill to reach these estimates. The estimated dosage should be treated as an indication only and we recommend always erring on the side of caution.
Caveat: The pills shown are just what KYSNZ have tested. We’ve seen other variants in the past and there’s very likely others in circulation.
If you can, get any pressed pill tested this summer and if you can’t, the safest course of action (apart from not taking it) is to dose assuming it’s one of these until you can gauge the effects.
Suspected high dose pills include:
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| Blue or Yellow New Yorker
Light blue/turquoise or pale yellow, round, quite thick, NY logo on front, dividing line on reverse Weight: 370mg Estimated to contain 250-300mg MDMA |
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| White CNN
White, rectangular with rounded corners, CNN logo on front Weight: 450mg Estimated to contain 300mg MDMA |
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| Pink Mitsubishi
Pink, round, quite thick, Mitsubishi logo on front, plain on reverse Weight: 530mg Estimated to contain 250-300mg MDMA Warning: this pill also contains an estimated 90mg of caffeine. This is the equivalent of about 2 strong cups of coffee and will add to the stimulant effect of these pills and increase the risk of heart problems or stimulant-induced psychosis |
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| Blue Punisher
Light blue, triangular with 2 corners cut off, Punisher logo on front, dividing line on reverse Weight: 490mg Estimated to contain 300mg MDMA |
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| Yellow Ironman
Bright yellow, oval, Ironman logo on front, dividing line vertical on reverse Weight: 430mg Estimated to contain 250mg MDMA |
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