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Alex Mitchell

Pill-testing scientists uncover new drug

A new recreational drug has been found at a Canberra pill testing site. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Australian scientists have discovered a new recreational drug that hasn't been toxicologically described anywhere in the world.

Found at Canberra's pill testing site, the substance is similar to ketamine, a horse tranquilliser often used by humans as a party drug.

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