• BASIC DRUG
    DISCUSSION
    Welcome to Bluelight!
    Posting Rules Bluelight Rules
    Benzo Chart Opioids Chart
    Drug Terms Need Help??
    Drugs 101 Brain & Addiction
    Tired of your habit? Struggling to cope?
    Want to regain control or get sober?
    Visit our Recovery Support Forums
  • BDD Moderators: Keif’ Richards | negrogesic

Harm Reduction International Harm Reduction Services Thread - Drug Checking/Test Kit/Needle Exchange/Safe Consumption Services

meeer said:
Just a possible find here for anyone in Australia looking for such information, it is far more open than a open secret id say between users down here when it comes to drop boxes, and clean syringes, as far as naloxone goes, I doubt enough people are aware the cost is completely covered by the government up to at least, and possibly more than 2 boxes of 2 single shot naloxone nasal sprays, granted you are or know someone at risk I believe the dosage is 1.8MG or 2.2 per spray so about 4MG per box. This is per visit to a pharmacist as I understand and have always received 2, sometimes 1, "Nyxoid" brand boxes at a time when restocking as I no longer actively respond to many overdoses these days in my position. I have been provided this and only found out its uses due to a pharmacist giving it out whilst picking up a very large narcotics scripts including many pain medication, and more than once before with OTC DHC. This is actually where I found out such things were covered in said scenario and I have never needed naloxone for my self but have had to administer it on endless occasions. I always have a first aid kit with me stacks to the brim with a lot of shit, but naloxone is one of those.

As far as drug testing goes, it can still be a real pain in the ass here as publicly allowing it is seen by too many still as a certain increase in abuse, not thinking long enough to realise or care people will do this anyway, and testing is simply a safety precaution.
Click to expand...
We have some walk in centers now, and a plethora of sites that sell reagent testing chemicals.

You can also order https://protestkit.eu/full-tlc-purity-test-kit/ which won't include certain chemicals that can't be posted, but they are not illegal to buy/own

1) For cannabinoids and procaine = chloroform
2) For cocaine = methanol
3) For MDMA and other substances = 100 ml methanol + 2,5ml of 25% ammonia water solution

And you have yourself a complete TLC purity kit :)

AUS sources of testing liquids:
https://allchemical.com.au/shop/aqueous-ammonia-25/#:~:text=Aqua ammonia, also called Ammonium,cleaning/washing agents and additives

https://bosca.com.au/products/clear-ammonia-solution-26?variant=32363876450346

If anyone wants more information or more comprehensive reagent sources, or anything else pertaining to harm reduction resources in Australia don't anyone hesitate to ask, love harm reduction.

This information was provided by protest themselves.
 
Homerjunior said:
We have some walk in centers now, and a plethora of sites that sell reagent testing chemicals.

You can also order https://protestkit.eu/full-tlc-purity-test-kit/ which won't include certain chemicals that can't be posted, but they are not illegal to buy/own

1) For cannabinoids and procaine = chloroform
2) For cocaine = methanol
3) For MDMA and other substances = 100 ml methanol + 2,5ml of 25% ammonia water solution

And you have yourself a complete TLC purity kit :)

AUS sources of testing liquids:
https://allchemical.com.au/shop/aqueous-ammonia-25/#:~:text=Aqua ammonia, also called Ammonium,cleaning/washing agents and additives

https://bosca.com.au/products/clear-ammonia-solution-26?variant=32363876450346

If anyone wants more information or more comprehensive reagent sources, or anything else pertaining to harm reduction resources in Australia don't anyone hesitate to ask, love harm reduction.

This information was provided by protest themselves.
Click to expand...
Cant fault that to hard, I really appreciate the help adding anything related to Australian harm reduction resources, it can certainly at times be quite light, but has certainly over the last decade or so really made some strives to improve. Im a Chemist/Paramedic trained and studied but long before and during/ for some time after I was about as heavily involved as I could find possible to make my self. So when it came to testing I was always a stickler for going above and beyond on my testing, I was rarely happy with a one off test on most substances and wasn't happy with just stopping at reagents and if possible getting that shit into a mass spectrometer, although this was not always feasible or available. Of course for the vast majority of people this is just beyond out of the question, and I cant speak to safety of trying to ship these substances to testing labs and i think thats a large part of what will stop people taking that extra step even if they do care for what they are selling/consuming.
 
I find shipping to places like energy control completely safe, not like you need a real return address, but obviously it is committing a crime.

You say "to hard" how could you fault it?
 
Milwaukee Wisconsin has Vivant to

Vivent Health Lifepoint Syringe Access Services Wellness program in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Sorry didn't get all the info. They do needle exchange, hiv/help c testing and are great people. ​

 
Deru said:
I just did a quick search on "xylazine" here on Bluelight and not much came out. Is there any information about resources specifically rapid test strips? I know most states are working on decriminalizing and I believe New York is already distributing. Is it not as big of a deal as the DEA data seems to suggest?
Click to expand...
Here in Colorado my local needle exchange provides xylazine test strips. That shis is no joke, I’m a heavy opiate addct and have been for over 10 years and when I was slipped that shit I literally damn near died, I couldn’t walk, talk, think, stay awake, NOTHING. I was practically in a coma for 3 full days, it was given to me as a date rape drug so I caution EVERYONE to please be safe! Barca doesn’t reverse it since it’s a tranquilizer not an opiate, it’s SCARY.
 
I live in Newfoundland Canada and i have to say the narcan kits that the needle exchange here in the st.johns area supplies are not good. I used one of the 25 gauge syringes that they have for injecting narcan for injecting testosterone and the needle bent! A 25 gauge needle should not bend. So i put my own BD syringes in the narcan kit. Also the dose per ml is 0.4mg i thought the dose was higher then that. I guess that it's meant for injection the narcan dose would be lower maybe?

But im just putting this out there so that anyone in my area knows to buy their own syringes for narcan. Dont rely on the ones in the kit. They are a cheap brand made in China i think.
 
Deru said:
I just did a quick search on "xylazine" here on Bluelight and not much came out. Is there any information about resources specifically rapid test strips? I know most states are working on decriminalizing and I believe New York is already distributing. Is it not as big of a deal as the DEA data seems to suggest?
Click to expand...
I know this is an older thread so idk if you’ve found the test strips yet but Amazon has them
 
Free Australian drug checking services:

CanTEST Canberra ACT
UPLC+FTIR Testing
CanTEST is open every Thursday from 3:00pm – 6:00pm
and every Friday from 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Ground Floor, inside the City Community Health Centre
1 Moore Street, Canberra City ACT 2600

CHEQPOINT QLD (Brisbane and the Gold Coast)
Brisbane:
Address: 1 Hamilton Place, Bowen Hills, QLD, 4006
Phone: (07) 3620 8111
Drug Checking Service Opening Hours: FRIDAYS ONLY 2:00pm – 6:00pm
Gold Coast:
Address: Unit 12 89/99 W Burleigh Rd, Burleigh Heads QLD 4220
Phone: (07) 5520 7900
Drug Checking Service Opening Hours: FRIDAYS ONLY 2:00pm – 6:00pm

Melbourne CBD fixed-site drug checking
Details will be released in the coming months.
 
Are there no options for someone residing in the US to have a powder analyzed? If anyone has had success mailing a sample nationally or otherwise please reply or PM. Much appreciated
 
CURlOUS said:
Are there no options for someone residing in the US to have a powder analyzed? If anyone has had success mailing a sample nationally or otherwise please reply or PM. Much appreciated
Click to expand...
It appears your only option is to try to send something to the Spanish lab. Good question. Such a lab is sorely needed in the US.
 
fairnymph said:
It appears your only option is to try to send something to the Spanish lab. Good question. Such a lab is sorely needed in the US.
Click to expand...
Thanks for the response. I agree. I’ve sent an email to getyourdrugstested to confirm whether or not they take samples from US since I’ve read somewhere on here that they do.
Otherwise I might have to look into Spain, but hopefully it won’t come to that. I can almost feel the hole burning in my wallet already! (I realize harm reduction is priceless)

Edit: formatting
 
CURlOUS said:
Thanks for the response. I agree. I’ve sent an email to getyourdrugstested to confirm whether or not they take samples from US since I’ve read somewhere on here that they do.
Otherwise I might have to look into Spain, but hopefully it won’t come to that. I can almost feel the hole burning in my wallet already! (I realize harm reduction is priceless)

Edit: formatting
Click to expand...
Let me know what they say, but as per their website it says samples have to be sent via Canadian mail, so I suspect they won’t except ones sent from the US. It’s probably a service that’s only meant to be for citizens/residents.
 
This thread is about harm reduction services for drug use. It includes:

1. **Drug Checking/Test Kits**: Tools to test drugs for harmful substances. Helps users stay safe.
2. **Needle Exchange**: Provides clean needles to prevent infections like HIV or hepatitis.
3. **Safe Consumption Services**: Safe spaces to use drugs under supervision. Reduces overdose risks.

These services aim to keep people safe and healthy, even if they use drugs. They save lives and connect users to support.
 
fairnymph said:
Let me know what they say, but as per their website it says samples have to be sent via Canadian mail, so I suspect they won’t except ones sent from the US. It’s probably a service that’s only meant to be for citizens/residents.
Click to expand...
They do take US samples, but they now charge $15 due to repeated police raids on the dispensaries that were being used to fund the service.
 
arrall said:
They do take US samples, but they now charge $15 due to repeated police raids on the dispensaries that were being used to fund the service.
Click to expand...
Thanks for the info! How old is it? Do you know anyone who has done it?

How is an American to pay given their payment options? Do you know if they accept American checks and American cash? I assume their e-payment service doesn’t work for non-Canadians based on a brief look.
 
fairnymph said:
Thanks for the info! How old is it? Do you know anyone who has done it?
Click to expand...
I've used their services many times as a Canadian.

fairnymph said:
How is an American to pay given their payment options? Do you know if they accept American checks and American cash? I assume their e-payment service doesn’t work for non-Canadians based on a brief look.
Click to expand...
I heard that they used to accept US samples when it was free, but obviously did not advertise that for legal reasons.
If you stick a $20 USD bill in there, I really doubt they will refuse to test it.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top