What's in samples sold as Percocet or M30 pills?

Key substances

Below we present the share of samples reportedly sold as opioid analgesics in which key substance categories were found. This category includes items sold as "Oxycodone" or "Percocet", often blue pills marked as M30. The community member may or may not think the pill was legally produced, and this category includes items reported as "Mexi blue" or just "blues". Often the person also reports expecting it to contain a fentanyl.

Expected versus unexpected substances

This graph shows what substances are detected in a drug sold as M30 pills, providing insights into how often the expected drug is present at all, by itself, and with specific other types of substances. "Expected" here refers to any fentanyl--we are assuming for this exploration that clients reporting "M30" know it is likely fentanyl. All other substances are coded as major, minor, or other of interest, plus xylazine if present, as described in our drug coding. The purple-shaded sections on the right indicate that the "sold as" drug was present. Elements to the left shaded red provide details for samples where the expected drug was not detected. Mouseover (or tap on mobile) to see the explanation for each section. For more detailed information about when one subtance type was found with another, click here.

Data notes

Drug testing sites can do little about potential cross-contamination: The container a client used may or may not have been used before. Therefore, any unusual combination may be due to cross-contamination and not represent drugs actually sold together. Results are cumulative. For more details on drug categories named above, click here.

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