Pressed pill inquiries are not permitted under any circumstances.

There is absolutely no way that we can tell you if the pill you have is real or if it is pressed by looking at a picture of it. If you are wondering if they make presses of the pill you have, the answer is very likely going to be yes. You can take a look at some of the dies that are easily available for purchase here.

If you are worried that your tablet is pressed and contains fentanyl you should purchase some fentanyl test strips here. This is the only way you can be pretty confident your pill does not contain fentanyl unless you picked them up at the pharmacy yourself. Be mindful that not all fentanyl analogues can be detected by fentanyl test strips.

Pressed Fentanyl Detection

Fentanyl pressed pills are especially dangerous because they are often sold as regular pharmaceutical pills which are normally considered safe. They can be very hard to spot even if you know exactly what the real pills look like. With the widespread explosion of fentantyl pressed pills it is recommended that you apply the utmost caution before ingesting any opiate that you do not have the direct prescription for.

Generally speaking, pressed pills will be lower quality than their pharmaceutical counterparts.

One or more of the following will usually be off:

• Taste

• How they break

• Color

• Imprint

Pictures mean nothing in comparisons and only experience/physical examination can begin to help you determine authenticity.

Another tip is comparing them against all others in the batch that you are buying from. There should be little to no differences.

However, there are never any guarantees and presses are getting better and better. The only 2 ways to be sure are if it is your prescription and if you get it lab tested. Proceed with caution.

*A slightly cheaper option is Test Kits, but they may not work on all known analogues

Here are some examples of Fake Presses:

1. FAKE EPIC Pharm E8 comparison (fake left/Real Right)

2. FAKE A215 -Notice the hook on the 5 curves up like the font on this 5. Should be parallel with divider line. Also not clean edges. Should be smooth. You can't tell in this pic but they were also smaller in diameter

3. FENT HOT SPOT- what to look for inside a pressed pill

Quick Reference of four different REAL OXY PILLS (NOT fake/pressed)

Fentany Reagent Testing

Although Lab testing is the only foolproof way to see what absolutely constitutes a substance, there are a few things you can do to minimize risk when there is a suspected fentanyl (or analogue) adulterant.

The best option is through reagent testing using a variety of tests like Marquis, Mecke, and Froehde. Using these three you will be able to identify between many different psychoactive and Fentanyl Analogues.

Find more information on, where to get reagent tests, color-codes for different substances, and up to date reagent-color-codes for other analogues/compounds at /r/ReagentTesting.

An extremely helpful chart when differentiating between fentanyl analogues and other opiates can be found, here. It's important to note that if there are different types of substances in your mixture that the reaction depicted by the reagent testing table may have more than one result. As such, one result that is a darker color may cover a lighter color. To overcome this, multiple tests is preferred. It is best to do a thin layer chromatography screening test (to separate out the mixture). These are available from suppliers like Bunk police. TM. They will insure that your results are not obfuscated.

Another option (that is more expensive, less accurate, but may work in a pinch), is to use pre-designed Fentanyl Test Strips. An important note with test strips is that they will only detect the fentanyl and anologues that they are designed to. In this particular case they only test for Fentanyl, Butyryl-fentanyl, Acetyl-fentanyl, 3-Methylfentanyl, Carfentanil, Thiofentanyl, Furanylfentanyl, 4-Flourofentanyl, Flouroisobutyryfentanyl, and Sufentanil. That is to say that they will not work for any future analogues that are released.

Choose whichever method you are most compatible to the risk.

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