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what is this tablet???

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whatisthishm · 19/07/2023 13:49

So sorry, I don’t think this is the correct place to put this but I wasn’t sure where else to post, does anyone know what the pill is attached? I can’t find it online anywhere, I’ve tried the pill identifier websites but it doesn’t seem to exist? I’m really worried as I found it in my teenage daughters bedroom and they were hid away. She’s been acting up lately so super concerned. Does anyone know? She isn’t home right now.

what is this tablet???
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Stichintime · 20/07/2023 01:40

Have a little taste and report back? We're here all night.

Hawkins0001 · 20/07/2023 01:33

My first guess something illegal

Angrymum22 · 20/07/2023 01:30

AxolotlOnions · 19/07/2023 16:01

You are extremely naïve if you think people will give away perfectly good drugs on mass like that, it's very rare. On the other hand claiming you were spiked when you're too wankered to hide it from your mum/teachers or accidentally hurt yourself, that's very common.

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You are correct. DS had been given Rohipnol not MDMA. I get MDMAs mixed up with MOAIS which are heavy duty antidepressants. The CID officer we spoke to did say that the spite spikers are using MDNA on others for entertainment.
DS had classic Rohipnol spiking, was completely out of it and has absolutely no memory of the evening. He is still bumping into people who fill in the gaps. They all comment on his behaviour/condition because it was so wide of his normal social self. He can drink and regularly does but as soon as he crashed through the door I knew something was off.
When he checked his online banking app on the way home from A&E ( he was completely lucid by the time we got there, never seen anyone sober up that quickly) he had only had 3 pints. The pubs don’t allow them to buy rounds without checking all the IDs and the bouncers wouldn’t let him into the nightclub.
Spiking for entertainment is a real problem locally. My BIL is exCID but still works in intelligence. The reports of spiking have gone from 1 or 2 a month to 30+ a week. It is only a matter of time before someone dies. The local police are actively investigating every report but suspect the ones coming forward are the tip of the ice burg.
BIL contacted the Officers who are investigating the problem and they organised blood tests so we knew he’d been given Rohipnol.

AxolotlOnions · 19/07/2023 22:02

JustMint · 19/07/2023 16:54

You do realise that A and E are more than capable of distinguishing alcohol and MDMA don’t you?

Apart from the fact they have wildly different behaviours associated with them they can be screened for by blood/urine samples.

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Yes, of course they are. one look at somebody's pupils will tell them that. That's why when you end up in A&E wankered on MDMA you claim you were spiked!

Hufflepods · 19/07/2023 17:12

JustMint · 19/07/2023 16:54

You do realise that A and E are more than capable of distinguishing alcohol and MDMA don’t you?

Apart from the fact they have wildly different behaviours associated with them they can be screened for by blood/urine samples.

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I think they were suggesting it’s more likely a teenage boy took md knowingly, not that A&E can’t run a substance test.

WildBee · 19/07/2023 16:59

SkullDiggory · 19/07/2023 15:45

I’m a pharmacist OP, I would not identify a tablet brought to me by a member of the public. This is because:
A) Despite my job, I can’t confidently identify all tablets by appearance. In fact, there are many I’ve never seen outside the foil packaging.
B) There is a question of confidentiality for the person who is taking them.

I hope your daughter is able to talk to you and it doesn’t turn out to be anything illegal/harmful.

I’m also a pharmacist, was going to say exactly this!

tolerable · 19/07/2023 16:56

Ask her?

JustMint · 19/07/2023 16:54

AxolotlOnions · 19/07/2023 16:01

You are extremely naïve if you think people will give away perfectly good drugs on mass like that, it's very rare. On the other hand claiming you were spiked when you're too wankered to hide it from your mum/teachers or accidentally hurt yourself, that's very common.

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You do realise that A and E are more than capable of distinguishing alcohol and MDMA don’t you?

Apart from the fact they have wildly different behaviours associated with them they can be screened for by blood/urine samples.

OneMoreCookieMonster · 19/07/2023 16:37

I'm going with Ritalin.

Mdma and ecstasy are fairly soft pills (or they were back in the day) I do t think you could easily halve one of those

GillianMcQueef · 19/07/2023 16:31

That looks like ritalin to me, which can be taken recreationally.

As PPs have said, just talk to her. She may get defensive/upset but stay calm, easier said than done I know!

TheWayoftheLeaf · 19/07/2023 16:31

Does it have an M on the back. Likely Ritalin. People without ADHD sometimes use them as a study drug.

Joystir59 · 19/07/2023 16:31

Flatlined · 19/07/2023 14:17

A8 appears on a list of ecstasy pills here https://erowid.org/chemicals/mdma/mdma_images_gallery1.shtml

Ecstasy was my first thought

Ap24 · 19/07/2023 16:28

How old is your DD?

crazeekat · 19/07/2023 16:27

i'm sure it will be a recreational drug.
there's only one way to find out.

i don't mean take it.

just speak to her. it could be hers, her friends, a boyfriend. i doubt it's the pill, it doesn't look 'professional' enough for a prescribed pill if u know what i mean, i just hope she is honest with u and then u can have an open chat
together.

Simonlebonbon · 19/07/2023 16:26

Maddy70 · 19/07/2023 15:57

Probably what I would do

Just take 1/4

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Many years ago, I'd have taken it also 😂😂
Probably all of them!

These days I don't even like a shandy!

Toothiepegg · 19/07/2023 16:21

Anyone remember a similar post a few years back and the pill turned out to be a Smint?

TheSeaDoesntKnowMyName · 19/07/2023 16:19

Toothiepegg · 19/07/2023 15:32

This 😁

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Izzabellasasperella · 19/07/2023 16:09

Amazon sell drug testing kits.
I would say that is recreational drug. Probably speed or MDMA..
If I were in your shoes I would talk to your daughter, don't go in all guns blazing. No police involvement either.

britnay · 19/07/2023 16:02

Would your local police be able to identify them with drug test kits?

AxolotlOnions · 19/07/2023 16:01

Angrymum22 · 19/07/2023 15:33

You could do what my sister did when she found a splif in one of her daughters rooms. Working on the principal that if it was illegal they wouldn’t say anything she smoked it. I would remove the pills but keep quiet.
Just to add but please don’t take offence, if it is MDNA I would be concerned. DS was spiked with MDNA earlier this year. I ended up in A&E with him after he put his hand through a window while he was in a paranoid anxious state. We reported it to the police at the request of school ( found out later that there had been a number of 6th formers spiked). The officer who dealt with it told us that there were 3 reasons individuals were being spiked 1. for sex 2. robbery 3. spite/fun

You are extremely naïve if you think people will give away perfectly good drugs on mass like that, it's very rare. On the other hand claiming you were spiked when you're too wankered to hide it from your mum/teachers or accidentally hurt yourself, that's very common.

UsernameNotAvailableArghh · 19/07/2023 16:01

Tell daughter you took it because you had a massive headache and couldn’t find any paracetamol… then wait for her reaction

JhsLs · 19/07/2023 16:00

I would take them and hide them. If they’re not illegal/unsafe then she’ll ask if you’ve seen them or moved them, e.g. a contraceptive. If they are illegal/unsafe, at least you then have them and she doesn’t. Won’t stop her getting more though and hiding them better next time…

Maddy70 · 19/07/2023 15:57

Toothiepegg · 19/07/2023 15:32

This 😁

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Probably what I would do

Just take 1/4

Maddy70 · 19/07/2023 15:56

Angrymum22 · 19/07/2023 15:33

You could do what my sister did when she found a splif in one of her daughters rooms. Working on the principal that if it was illegal they wouldn’t say anything she smoked it. I would remove the pills but keep quiet.
Just to add but please don’t take offence, if it is MDNA I would be concerned. DS was spiked with MDNA earlier this year. I ended up in A&E with him after he put his hand through a window while he was in a paranoid anxious state. We reported it to the police at the request of school ( found out later that there had been a number of 6th formers spiked). The officer who dealt with it told us that there were 3 reasons individuals were being spiked 1. for sex 2. robbery 3. spite/fun

With respect mdna just makes you "fluffy and nice". No need to alarm the op. It's also unlikely to make anyone paranoid so it's likely it wasn't just mdna. It's normally roofies that are used to spike for sex etc

ChiefWiggumsBoy · 19/07/2023 15:49

EerieSilence · 19/07/2023 14:06

It's a contraceptive. Please have a chat with her about the proper prevention of STDI (halving a pill will decrease the functionality, it prevents pregnancy but not the STDI).

What is STDI? Are you just adding the I to STD?

Halving a pill would have no impact on those, they are contraception not contra-disease/infection.