Detection of drugs and hepatitis C virus in used syringes from a needle exchange in Gothenburg, Sweden.  Bergström MA, Andersson ME, Larsson SB.  Drug Test Anal. 2023 Dec 3. doi: 10.1002/dta.3614. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38044807. ht…

Kanada. Legalization advocate opens new drug testing site in Vancouver A new drug testing site has opened in Vancouver, the second launched by legalization activist Dana Larsen. The Get Your Drugs Tested service on West Broadway offers testing for…

Health risk communication strategies for drug checking services  This report provides an overview of principles of effective health risk communication for a drug checking service audience. The contents of this report are based on the findings…

Australien. The Know: ‘Australian drug alerts, all in one place.’ For the first time, Australia has a national picture of the emerging drugs that pose a health risk to people using them: theknow.org.au. In Australia, alerts about emerging drugs ar…

Drug Checking and Harm Reduction Discussed at the 12th International Club Health Conference Liverpool, UK, gave place to the 12th International Club Health Conference from the 1st to the 3rd of November, a conference committed to fostering a health…

Nachfrage für Drogencheck Berlin übersteigt Kapazität Berlin – Die Nachfrage nach kostenlosen Drogentests übersteigt die Kapazitäten des Modellprojekts in Berlin. Seit dem Start des Drugcheckings Anfang Juni wurden insgesamt 797 Proben untersucht, w…