Nitazenes in teddy bear tablets. Third alert of this pill design (different colours) across Australia, this time a mix of protonitazepyne and protonitazene. Two previous alerts from drug checking services were expected to be oxycodone. Alert : share.google/tndeZXHQ31mj...

New nitazene identified by @cantestcbr.bsky.social Isotocyanozene (5-cyanoisotonitazene). Harm reduction and early warning all wrapped into one.

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Victorian Pill Testing Service in Melbourne finds N-desethyl isotonitazene in M30 tablets. Shift from previous alerts with protonitazene in these tablets. Sign up for drug notifications here: Drug Notifications | Victorian Pill Testing Service — VPTS www.vicpilltesting.org.au/drug-notific...

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... Exclusive story from @catiemcleod.bsky.social

Drug harm reduction newsletter from North Carolina with strong pharmacology slant well worth subscribing to. Excellent and free. Lots of data from US re drug overdose & drug tearing. opioiddatalab.ghost.io/summer-2025-...

Recently out in #ClinChem & worth a read: Watanabe and colleagues, "In Vitro Metabolic Profiling of 18 Semi-Synthetic Cannabinoids—Hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) and Its Analogs—with Identification in an Authentic Hexahydrocannabiphorol (HHCP) Urine Sample" academic.oup.com/clinchem/adv...

Following up on a 1st part on China’s new generic ban on nitazene analogues, #TalkingDrugs now has a 2nd part out, exploring what to expect and how this ban may play out in the coming years: Will China’s Nitazenes Ban Work? (incl. interview w. Marthe Vandeputte) www.talkingdrugs.org/will-chinas-...

Have known so many people opposed to the idea of drug checking who, after learning more about it, see that it's about reducing harm. Listening to experts, learning new things, seeing different perspectives. Brisbane drug checking return paused for now. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Oh do look at these absolutely stunning nature photos! Every one of them is a gem! www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

For International Overdose Awareness Day, we remember the peers who went before us, the ones we lost, but will never forget 💜 AIVL will keep pushing for better access to naloxone, peer support and equitable drug policies and programs! 💜💊💉✊️☂️ See our #IOAD webinar: aivl.org.au/events/webin...

8 chemists with disabilities who left their mark on history Scientists with disabilities ascended to the forefronts of their fields long before labs were accessible and civil rights were codified: cen.acs.org/careers/dive... #chemsky 🧪

This week’s column www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

Really important study highlighting the limitations of nitazene testing strips as a harm reduction tool - very topical for Scotland at the moment. harmreductionjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Drug checking to return to Brisbane following philanthropic funding! CheQpoint 2.0 www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

Interesting article on the drug checking landscape in Australia, especially the point that it's not new and not controversial from a medical standpoint. au.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

Hi friends! It's Mythbuster Monday 🥳🥳🥳 We’ve explored how fear and misinformation created the myth that touching or inhaling fentanyl can cause an overdose. This week, we’re asking: how do we move beyond fear? 1/n

Watching #Andor with teenage sons and one asked why a senator spoke out against the emperor, knowing the danger. Led to conversations about Trump, Israel and this video : the standard you walk past is the standard you accept. TV as education. youtu.be/s_TfZdIhIgg?...

Exciting news that the Victoria (Australia not Canada) Pill Testing Service has opened! www.vicpilltesting.org.au Have done festivals and now a fixed-site. Fantastic to see a Melbourne service opening. Along with the amazing @cantestcbr.bsky.social hopefully more Aus sites to come.

We have launched Test & Know, our fundraising campaign to help us expand our testing across the UK. We are asking for a donation of £12 - the cost of testing one substance in our mobile labs. wearetheloop.org/test-and-know

New Steroid Testing results are out! In WAVE 4 (2025) - 91 steroid samples tested in SE QLD 😀89% contained expected substances 🧐71% were underdosed Full report + support info: hi-ground.org/app/uploads/... @griffithcmh.bsky.social @uqchsr.bsky.social

Synthetic opioids linked to spate of overdose deaths found in wastewater across Australia

"I don't know because I'm not a scientist". Here's an idea, maybe ask a scientist...

Bath University test results! Reddy brown heroin - positive Nitazenes test strip. Contains heroin, new nitazene, medetomidine and clozapine. Nitazenes potent synthetic opioid Medetomidine is a veterinary anesthetic Clozapine is an antipsychotic medication with dangerous side effects.

Heroin in Bath is testing positive for nitazenes. New batch - distinctive reddy colour. Peers reporting feeling headachy, dizzy and light headed. Making people sedated and sleepy. Pushing tolerance up so peers clucking when switching source.

Really excited to present our recent paper published in @addictionjournal.bsky.social where we conducted wastewater analysis for nitazenes from 68 sites in 22 countries. Protonitazene and etonitazepyne found in sites in US and Australia. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

At a time when drug checking services are increasing across Australia, sad to see Queensland's CheQpoint is closing its doors in a few weeks. www.instagram.com/reel/DHZ6utS...

Can wastewater testing assist in the surveillance dor new drugs? Nitazenes detected in wastewater in Australia but testing indicating disposal rather than consumption. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

We are doing new research and looking at policy preferences and values in the Australian AOD field. www.unsw.edu.au/research/spr...

Community Notice 14 March 2025: a clear liquid expected to contain GHB was instead found to be liquid free base methamphetamine (85% purity). Free base meth isn't safe for any consumption method, and at this high purity poses a significant risk of overdose. Test it before you take it. #cantest

📢 Calling all UK undergraduates in the chemical sciences 🧪 Help shape the future of inclusion & diversity by sharing your experiences #RSCSocioeconomicInclusion 📅 The @rsc.org survey closes 10 March 👉 Act Now - Take the survey survey.alchemer.eu/s3/90795993/... #Time4Chem #RealTimeChem #ChemSky

Next time you hear someone ask how will the govt pay for <insert new spending on services> just remember right now the richest 10% get $27.5bn in tax breaks on just super, and negative gearing and the capital gains discount on housing www.theguardian.com/business/gro...

My column on the budget, journos asking how the govt will pay for things and Dutton and his properties www.theguardian.com/business/gro...

Steroid checking 'Wave 3' Results Are In! We have now analysed >100 samples across 3 waves. 🔎 Key Findings: ✔️ 78% contained expected steroid ⚠️ 22% contained unexpected steroid 📉 50% samples underdosed 📊 Full report: hi-ground.org/app/uploads/...

Whenever you see articles saying NDIS is a burden, think of this, and fossil fuel subsidies, and companies raking in profits while paying no tax and remember who the real burden is. We can afford to support people with a disability to live their meaningful life. It's a choice.

Love a good honest government ad. youtu.be/JBqVVBUdW84

We need drug checking nationally (fixed sites and in festivals) being lifesaving harm reduction. We also need to ensure they are resourced properly and that the implementation doesn't have unnecessary stigmatising & technical barriers in the backend so that our peer leaders can do what they do best!

Drug checking for 4 more festivals in Victoria (Australia). Give people more info so they can make informed decisions. It just makes sense. 'Sensible' pill testing expands to four more Victorian festivals beat.com.au/pill-testing...

Neale Daniher’s worthy recognition is a unique opportunity to change the conversation about the NDIS | George Taleporos

Hi we're CAHMA, a peer organisation from Canberra, Australia. We serve the community of people who use drugs and drug treatment services in our city, and make harm reduction resources for our global community. Check out our Nitazene guide, and follow us for more! #drugsky #harmreduction

The last few months in Australia have seen an unprecedented rise in detections of synthetic opioids, and here in #Canberra a significant increase in overdoses. It's our mission to reduce harm - so please re-share this #Fentanyl safer using guide, and together we can save lives! #DrugSky

Do you know a UK-based wheelchair user who works in a lab and would be willing to user-test our prototype of what is believed to be the first-ever lab coat adapted for wheelchair users? Please share far & wide! Interest form: forms.office.com/e/66FhcQjqRT More info: www.ucl.ac.uk/ucl-east/new...

Australia's largest festival pill-testing trial in Victoria has been hailed a success . There are calls for it to be rolled out permanently. Almost 40 per cent of patrons said they would use a lower dose of their drugs after speaking with health professionals. www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

Victoria Australia - first drug checking site starts at local music festival. Colab with TheLoop AU, HRVic, YSAS and Melbourne Health. #HarmReduction

Need mentors in AEST! #DisabledInSTEM

Protonitazene in a bear tablet thought to be oxy, and a SCRA in powder sold as a benzo. Important community notices coming out of CanTest drug checking and being shared at TheKnow.org.au

We have lots of money to throw at religious institutions but aged care and disability supports are unsustainable? #auspol

As I start to go through #DisabledInSTEM applications, I often put out requests for more applications This year, I'm looking for more mentees and mentors in the following time-zones: GMT, Mountain, AEST, BRT, and UTC+1 I want pods to have more interactions and these time-zones have few people!

🚨Free intranasal Naloxone. Naloxone is now available free in Australian pharmacies to anyone via the Australian gov “Take Home Naloxone (THN) program”. For anyone who may experience, or witness, an opioid overdose. And it’s saving lives. #MedSky #ResusSky www.abc.net.au/news/health/...

The new LNP government has cancelled pill testing from next year. Apparently they're fine with people dying. #auspol #qldpol www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...