Counterfeit ‘Xanax®’ tablets: A comparative study of clinical and seizure data in Victoria, Australia
Suspect counterfeit alprazolam products seized by police in Victoria, Australia, in 2020 and 2022 commonly contained other drugs and/or new psychoactive substances, with an apparent limited consumer awareness of the tablet composition.
Authors
- Rebekka Syrjanen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8109-164X)
- Dimitri Gerostamoulos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7958-8235)
- Jennifer Schumann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8870-6272)
- Sarah E. Hodgson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4649-1813)
- Shaun L. Greene (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7423-2467)
- Rachelle Abouchedid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5377-7580)
- Melissa Bremner
- C Magee
Institutions
- Victoria Police (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Austin Hospital (AU)
- Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine (AU)
- Monash Health (AU)
- Bendigo Health (AU)
- Bendigo Hospital (AU)
- Austin Health (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Addiction
- Published
- 2025-08-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/add.70174
- Primary Topic
- Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Melbourne
- Department of Health, State Government of Victoria
- Barwon Health Foundation
- Medical Research Council
- National Health and Medical Research Council