⚠️WARNING⚠️ 19 Nov 2025 Multiple samples of ketamine circulating in #Manchester have been confirmed, by MANDRAKE, to be contaminated with medetomidine The GM Drugs Early Warning System has subsequently issued the following warning If unwell please seek medical attention

💥BREAKING NEWS💥 Many congratulations to Emily Dawber on conferment of her #Masters today. Well done! Dr RyanMewis, Dr Jim Pritchett & I are extremely proud of your hard work both in your research and for your dedication to @mandrakelab.bsky.social’s harm reduction activities.

💥NEW RESEARCH PAPER💥 Our collaborative work led by Ryan Mewis w/ Matthew Hulme, Jack Marron, Stuart Langley & Sophie Benjamin on the synthesis & crystal structures of 5 fluorinated diphenidine derivatives is available (free) online Link: journals.iucr.org/e/issues/202...

💥NEW RESEARCH PAPER💥 Our collaborative work w/ Shimadzu, Phenomenex and Greater #Manchester Police on the #enantiomeric separation of #diphenidine-derived #NPS by polar organic chiral #HPLC is available online (pre-proof) in J. Pharm. Biomed. Analysis 👇 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

💥BREAKING!💥 15 Jan 2025 Speaking on the @BBCfileon4 programme “Cannabis Kids: The parents breaking the law to help their children with epilepsy” about how @MANDRAKE_LAB has been working w/ stakeholders & industry to understand the UK cannabis market. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

⚠️WARNING!⚠️ 19 Dec 2024 Following testing by our scientists, a #harmreduction #warning, has been issued by #Greater #Manchester Drugs Early Warning System Important #medical & #welfare guidance for #nitazene #intoxication Stay safe and if unwell please seek medical attention

💥BREAKING!💥 7 Dec 2024 @robralphs.bsky.social and my #Spice (#SCRAs, synthetic cannabinoids) “Primer”, first published in The Conversation in 2016, is the THIRD most read article published by Man Met Uni and just received >900,000 reads! theconversation.com/what-is-spic...

💥REQUEST💥 28 Nov 24 Please complete the 2024/25 Students, Alcohol and Drug Survey and retweet it to your social networks This survey is via @sosukcharity & available here: online1.snapsurveys.com/interview/b1... This is YOUR opportunity to shape harm reduction and awareness on UK campus’

💥BREAKING!💥 22 Nov 2024 We’re extremely proud to announce that we have received additional PUBLIC FUNDING for our harm reduction work! The team are honoured to EXPAND our nationally-recognised harm reduction partnerships, across the UK, and now safeguard the residents in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

Do YOU know the DANGERS of synthetic cannabinoids or "Spice"??? Would you like to know more? Read our short (1 min read) PRIMER "What is Spice" (theconversation.com/what-is-spic...) and get the lowdown and keep yourself and others safe!

MANchester DRug Analysis & Knowledge Exchange (MANDRAKE) works in partnership to deliver effective harm reduction, through excellence in science. Follow #MANDRAKE - bsky.app/profile/mand... for alerts, information and research on #drugs, #NPS and other substances of concern.

Through our research, we strive to tackle inequalities & enhance people's lives. Read Ralphs & Sutcliffe @sutcliffeob.bsky.social #Spice “Primer” in The Conversation here: theconversation.com/what-is-spic... Also read our focus report on #THC vapes here: gmtrends.mmu.ac.uk/wp-content/u...