💊 The average MDMA pill we tested this year contained 192mg - nearly double a common dose. 97% had over 100mg. 42% over 200mg. Too much MDMA alone can cause serious harm. #GoSlowStayLow & wait 90+ mins before considering redosing.

On Saturday we are in Bristol providing a free drug checking service 🔬💊 📅25th October 🕖12-7pm 📍Bristol Drugs Project, 11 Brunswick Square, BS2 8PE Surrender a substance of concern for testing & have an open, honest, anonymous chat with us about drugs.

A statement from The Loop on the recently announced drug checking service in Scotland. Find out more about The Loop's research and evidence base: wearetheloop.org/publications

💡 Training for nightlife professionals: learn how to recognise, prevent & respond to drink spiking incidents. Understand key substances (GHB, ketamine, Rohypnol), what the evidence says, and how to build safer venues. 🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/drink-spik... #NTIA #Nightlife #Training

Tonight we’re going back to where it all began - at The Warehouse Project in #Manchester. We’ll be testing substances that have been confiscated, surrendered or found & if we find anything concerning or unusual, we’ll share alerts on socials. #HarmReduction #ActionBeforeOverdose #GoSlowStayLow

📅 One-day interactive training 👥 For anyone working in the nighttime economy 🔗 Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/responding... Come along to learn more about drug risks and how to reduce drug harm.

New research estimates opioid deaths are 50% higher than thought. Official statistics underestimate DRDs due to limited toxicology on polydrug use. Universal #drugchecking is needed now more than ever to monitor markets & identify high risk substances. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

♾Join us online for "Ketamine: A Deep Dive" 📅Tue 16 Sept | 18:00–21:30 BST Explore medical uses, cultural context, UK data & harm reduction approaches. For professionals in health, education, services & more. 🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ketamine-a... #DrugChecking #HarmReduction #TheLoop

Have you seen a drug alert online? Take part in a @livuninews.bsky.social study (in collaboration with us) to learn how people use them & how they could be improved. 💻 Join a 90-min online focus group 📅 Mon 15 Sept 🔗 Register: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/liverpool/...

Today is #IOAD2025 👇 ♾ Almost 5.5k drug deaths in 2023 (record high) ♾ 46% involved opiates ♾ MDMA deaths up 55% from last year Drug checking helps by identifying substances of concern before consumption. #ActionBeforeOverdose Please donate to: wearetheloop.org/test-and-know

Don't forget - this Saturday we’re in Bristol city centre with our free, anonymous drug checking service. Surrender a substance, get it tested, and receive tailored harm reduction advice. Independent, licensed, here to reduce drug harms. #ActionBeforeOverdose #IOAD2025

There is still time to book onto our half-day online course on #nitazenes happening tomorrow: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nitazenes-...

On Saturday we are in Bristol with our drug checking service. 🕑30.08.25 - 12-7pm 📍Bristol Drugs Project, 11 Brunswick Square, BS2 8PE It is free, anonymous, fast, and non-judgmental. #IOAD2025 #OverdoseAware #EndOverdose #ActionBeforeOverdose #DrugTesting #DrugChecking

Our Loop chemists have tested over 500 samples so far at Lost Village and have not detected any nitazenes or xylazine. General trend from our testing shows that ketamine is typically of high strength & unadulterated, therefore extra consideration is required in dosing.

This weekend at Lost Village we’re testing confiscated/found drugs & urgent samples from medics. Findings help spot trends & keep people safe. Alerts shared here & on the LV app – please spread the word.

Great to see support for drug testing at all festivals in today's papers. Every drug death is potentially preventable. Let's make that a reality. www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...

🚨 Training alert: Nitazenes – A Deep Dive 🚨 Learn about history, market trends, risks & harm reduction approaches for these potent synthetic opioids. 🕒 13:00 - 16:30 BST 📆 Thursday 28th August 2025 📍Online 🎟️https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nitazenes-a-deep-dive-tickets-1318832346049

Congratulations to our Boomtown partners on their 35th birthday - a key inspiration for The Loop & for our transfer of FTIR technology to onsite drug testing for #harmreduction purposes. Now used by #drugchecking services all around the world. 🙌🙌🙌

The Loop are here at Boomtown this week! Come and find our harm reduction team Downtown in Pepperpot Pass for anonymous, non-judgemental information about drugs including alcohol. We are open 12-6pm every day. what3words: stunts.relief.slogans #goslowstaylow

Watch The Loop's mobile lab in action tonight on BBC One at 8pm. If you support what we do, pleas consider a donation to our Test&Know campaign: 🌐 wearetheloop.org/test-and-know 📺 www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Episode 63 now dropped! We talk to Fiona Measham from @theloopuk.bsky.social about drug testing at UK festivals to prevent tragic deaths. And of course we talk resident doctors strikes as five days of action begin tomorrow. Listen > linktr.ee/PITNCpodcast

The Loop drug checking service is back in Bristol city centre this weekend! 📅Sat 28 June - 12-7pm 📍Bristol Drugs Project, 11 Brunswick Square, BS2 8PE Our service is free, anonymous, fast, and non-judgmental. #DrugChecking #DrugTesting #HarmReduction #Bristol

Some years ago I met an amazing team from @theloopuk.bsky.social who work to reduce drug-related harm - including at festivals. This week we talk to their founder about how they're getting on. Episode will drop on Thursday >>> If you have a question, please DM us or email [email protected]

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

⚠️There is still time to book in for our next training event, this coming Tuesday. Find out all you need to know about the UK Drug Market in 2025. Book your place by following the link in the post below 👇

Don’t leave your mates in a state. Looking out for each other at festivals and clubs isn’t just about safety, it’s about care, consent and community. For more advice & resources: wearetheloop.org/resources #DontLeaveYourMatesInAState #HarmReduction

Fantastic article from @wonkhe.bsky.social about the importance of a harm reduction approach in keeping students safer. Thanks for the support!

Stay ahead of the latest drug trends in 2025. Join The Loop’s online evening training on the UK drug market - mis-sales, purity, synthetic opioids & more. 📅 22 July 2025 🕧 18:30 - 21:30 Sign up now 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-drug-ma... #DrugChecking #DrugTesting #HarmReduction

🌞Hot weather + 💊drugs = higher risk of dehydration, overheating & illness. - Sip water (+ salt/sugar) - Seek shade & wear sunscreen - #GoSlowStayLow - Know early signs of heat illness & seek help early #HarmReduction #JustSayKnow

There's still time to book onto our online training session on #Chemsex happening on Friday. 📅Friday 11 July 🕐13:00 - 16:30 Sign up now: eventbrite.co.uk/e/drugs-sex-... #HarmReduction #SexualHealth #ProfessionalTraining #TheLoop

Learn the facts behind Chemsex & true harm-reduction tactics in one afternoon with our online training session. 📅 Friday 11 July 🕐13:00 - 16:30 Sign up now👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/drugs-sex-... #Chemsex #HarmReduction #SexualHealth #ProfessionalTraining #TheLoop

Drug checking service in Bristol this weekend! 11 Brunswick Square, BS2 8PE. Drop off substances between 12pm-7pm. Come & find out about drug checking & harm reduction information. The service is anonymous & free! #HarmReduction #DrugChecking #NaloxoneSavesLives Pls share!

Following the suspected nitazene-related deaths of 2 clubbers in London in May & ahead of festivals, we wanted to let you know, no nitazenes were detected by us at Parklife last weekend. But please be aware of the risks & carry naloxone. For more info visit our website: wearetheloop.org/resources

Nitazene strip tests are an effective way to test drugs for nitazenes - however you need to follow instructions closely, as they can produce false positives. Test strips are available for free from drug services across the UK - including our Bristol drug checking sessions (next date: 28 June)

Naloxone is a medication that helps counteract an opioid overdose. It can improve breathing, buying time for an ambulance to arrive. #Nitazenes are so potent that it can take multiple doses of #naloxone to work. You can access naloxone from drug and alcohol services or online.

✨♾️Join us on Wednesday 11 June, 6pm – 9:30pm for "Harm Reduction – Theory & Applications". Learn. Understand. Reduce harm. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/harm-reduc...

Following our recent alert about nitazenes and the tragic deaths linked to them in London, we've put together some essential information on what nitazenes are, how they affect the body, and what to do if someone overdoses. Get in touch if you would like this info sheet in PDF format. #GoSlowStayLow

Drug checking service in Bristol TODAY - 11 Brunswick Square, BS2 8PE. Drop off substances anytime before 7pm. Come & find out about drug checking & harm reduction information. The service is anonymous & free! #HarmReduction #DrugChecking #NaloxoneSavesLives @bdpbristol.bsky.social

📣♾📣 2 deaths last weekend in London were from pills confirmed as #nitazenes & similar to pills tested by The Loop. They looked like oxys BUT it is not known what they were bought as. Take care whatever pills you take. Carry #naloxone, check in on friends & test if you can.

✨♾Join us this Tuesday 20th May 2025 6pm – 9:30pm for Drug Awareness training! ♾✨ Learn. Understand. Reduce harm. 🔗 Tickets available from: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/drug-aware...

♾✨Join us for a full-day training session this Wednesday - Responding to Drug Use at Festivals & Events! ✨♾ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/responding...

Thank you to Janine for continuing to raise awareness about the increased risks from high-strength ecstasy tablets & for continuing to support the work of drug checking services like The Loop. www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/346...

12 years ago, The Loop launched the 1st lab onsite in a UK nightclub to test drugs for harm reduction purposes. The Loop is working across the world, in both the UK & AU, & still partnering with The Warehouse Project, one of the world’s premier dance clubs to help keep clubbers safe.

We are back in Bristol this weekend at @bdpbristol.bsky.social to deliver our drug checking service! Substances can be dropped off anytime between 12-7pm. You are welcome to call in to find out more about drug checking, the substances tested here in Bristol and around the UK, and related info.

Join us for our Nitazenes: A Deep Dive training session being held on Tuesday 6th May 6-9:30pm! This interactive course is informed by the Loop's regular city centre drug checking/testing, research and harm reduction services. Tickets available from: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nitazenes-...

♾️ Major Training Announcement – The Loop Launches 12 Online Sessions via Eventbrite ♾️ www.eventbrite.com/cc/2025-even...

@drnscot.bsky.social @brp.org.uk @publichealthscot.bsky.social @theloopuk.bsky.social We've launched the Drugs at Crew Trend report 2023-24!

👉Tomorrow, 12-7pm 👉11 Brunswick Square, BS2 8PE @bdpbristol.bsky.social Substances can be dropped off anytime between 12-7pm. You are also welcome to call in to find out about drug checking, substances we've tested and related harm reduction information. The service is anonymous and free!

Substances can be dropped off anytime between 12-7pm. You are also welcome to call in to find out about drug checking, substances we've tested here in Bristol & around the UK, and related harm reduction information. Free Naloxone is available too. 👉Tomorrow, 12-7pm 👉11 Brunswick Square, BS2 8PE

The Loop has delivered our first year of regular city centre drug checking. We are planning, as we look ahead to 2025, to build upon and expand this valuable harm reduction intervention across the United Kingdom. Drug checking becomes ever more important as the UK drugs market changes and evolves.