What is the Red Apple Drug? A Look at an Unpredictable and Dangerous Street Substance
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According to a July 2023 report by Public Health Scotland, illicit tablets known as the “red apple drug” were found to contain the potent opioid tapentadol, causing severe adverse effects including confusion and hallucinations. This exemplifies the extreme danger of contaminated street drugs, which can contain entirely different, and often far more lethal, substances than what is advertised or expected.
