USA. DOTS - The Drug Outbreak Testing Service (DOTS) pilot study The Drug Outbreak Testing Service (DOTS) pilot study supports local experts and public health agencies experiencing a drug outbreak to identify the drug(s) behind the outbreak by prov…

UK. 'My day with the drug testing squad…' Drug-related deaths are on the rise. We go behind the scenes with the volunteers offering to test your festival drugs. (BBC, 31.08.2018) https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/92063060-2ca3-4d9a-a6a…

The Clubs Drugs Wheel This is a collaborative project with The Loop as part of their #Time to Test crowdfunding campaign. This will help them to purchase equipment to expand their pop-up testing labs so they can operate around the UK in city centre…

UK. How to detect pentylone and N-ethylpentylone sold as MDMA/ecstasy pills  N-ethyl-pentylone (aka BK-EBDP or Ephylone) has caused problems before where it has been sold as MDMA due to the identical visual appearance but this year has se…

UK/Manchester. MANDRAKE A brand new machine has been placed into Manchester city centre police station to help test seized drugs, in a scheme that is the first of its kind in the country. (Greater Manchester Police, 09.08.2018) http://www.gmp.poli…

Kanada. Testing drugs downtown For those looking to see if their illicit drugs contain any deadly surprises, music festivals are no longer the only place where drug testing is offered. In light of the opioid crisis that has left tho…