Drug Checking Information
Drug checking (also "pill testing") is a broad term that refers to a range of methods for learning about the content of drug samples through an analytical process conducted in a harm reduction context. This can include field tests such as reagents and antigen strips ("test strips"), which require very little specialized knowledge, or more advanced methods that require expensive equipment, software, and technical training. Some of these methods are also used in a a law enforcement context.
Erowid runs a non-profit drug checking service, DrugsData, formerly called EcstasyData.
Erowid runs a non-profit drug checking service, DrugsData, formerly called EcstasyData.
ARTICLES & WRITINGS #
Erowid Crew Blog: DrugsData, 2016 to the present
Legal Highs in Spain Report - Energy Control, 2011
Substance Testing on the Dance Floor - Club Health Poster, 2010
Energy Control: TLC and Other Risk Reduction Approaches - Erowid Extracts, Nov 2008
Ecstasy Testing Kit FAQ, 1999-2003
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Pacific Information Service on Street-Drugs - 1972-1974
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GOVERNMENT REPORTS AND SUMMARIES #
LAW ENFORCEMENT DRUG TESTING #
DEA's Microgram, 1967-2010
OFF-SITE RESOURCES
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RESEARCH & JOURNAL ARTICLES #
LAB ANALYSIS #
COMMUNITY DRUG CHECKING #
OTHER RESOURCES#
MEDIA COVERAGE#
To curb drug deaths, communities turn to Reddit, texts and wastewater - WaPo, Feb 5 2023
A High-Tech Strategy for Keeping Drug Users Safe: Analyzing Their Fentanyl - NYT, Dec 24 2022
'They're not trying to die': How drug checking aims to protect users in a messy market - LA Times, May 22 2022
Preston drugs users to be shown quality of cocaine and MDMA before they use it - IB Times, Dec 4 2016
We follow the journey of an ecstasy pill through testing in Switzerland - BBC, Nov 23 2016