South Australian police are concerned about an emerging drug they have linked to a death and two overdoses.
The drug types, known as 25I-NBOMe and 25B-NBOMe, are marketed in a similar way to LSD - on blotter paper - and have similar hallucinogenic effects; police have suggested dealers maye be selling the drug as LSD, or acid.
Police say two people had overdosed in the past 11 days and a man died in March.
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"One of the issues of these drugs is that if the effects are not felt almost immediately, users tend to double dose or redose and that creates further issues," Detective Inspector Derryn Phillips was quoted as saying on Sky News.
The drugs, believed to be produced in China, cost around 25 dollars and are a derivative of potent hallucinogens which are a banned substance in South Australia.
The effects include bizarre and irrational behaviour, paranoia, fear and confusion, as well as increased body temperature, sweating and seizures.
