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Drug checking and harm reduction service at events and in the community in Aotearoa since 2015. World's first legal drug checking operation, doing the thing legally since 2021 😊

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Pill library - Know Your Stuff NZ High risk pills that we've found. Includes multi-dose, adulterated, and substituted pills. Reference only, NOT a replacement for FTIR analysis.

knowyourstuff.nz/pill-library/

11.03.2026 02:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We've also got some heckin' chonkers in the library

πŸ‹οΈβ€β™€οΈSilver shape: 639mg, estimated to contain 2-3 standard doses MDM4
πŸ‹οΈβ€β™€οΈBlue Kenzo: 486mg, estimated to contain between 2 and 3 doses MDM4
πŸ‹οΈβ€β™€οΈPurple Red Bull: 499mg, estimated to contain 2 standard doses MDM4

knowyourstuff.nz/pill-library/

11.03.2026 02:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This feels like

πŸš‘Racing heart and rapid, shallow breathing
πŸš‘Sudden headache
πŸš‘ Seizures/limb tremors
πŸš‘ Anxiety/paranoia

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11.03.2026 02:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

β˜• You'll get a stimulant effect from this one but no euphoria. If you've taken one of these MDM4 isn't MDM4ing like it should after an hour, you've got caffeine.

β˜• We recommend you don't take more chasing the euphoria because it won't happen, and it increases your likelihood of overamping.

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11.03.2026 02:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hi freinds! We've updated our pill library with the finds from Feb. Notable entries are:

β˜• Blue Tiktok: sold as MDM4, actually contains 2 standard doses caffeine.

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11.03.2026 02:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

YESSSSSSSSS WE LOVE TO SEE IT!!! Congratulations to our BFFs for finally getting drug checking in London

10.03.2026 22:54 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hi Hamilton friends! We've got a drug checking clinic happening this Saturday, so come and say hi 😊

πŸ’› When: 4-7pm, 14th March
πŸ’› Where: Level 2, 11 Garden Place, Hamilton

Drug checking is free, confidential, non-judgmental, and 100% legal, so bring us your gear and find out what's in your stuff πŸ’›

09.03.2026 03:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hi Wānaka friends! We've got a drug checking clinic happening this Friday 😊

πŸ’› When: 5-9pm, 13th March
πŸ’› Where: Lake Wanaka Centre (Armstrong Room) 89 Ardmore Street

Drug checking is free, confidential, non-judgmental, and 100% legal, so bring us your gear and find out what's in your stuff πŸ’›

09.03.2026 03:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Time for evidence based drug laws rooted in human rights and administered by Health not the Criminal Justice System!

Please SIGN and importantly SHARE our petition:
hrca.nz

08.03.2026 08:45 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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New Zealand Arrestee Drug Use Monitoring (NZ-ADUM) report 2010-2015 The New Zealand Arrestee Drug Use Monitoring (NZ-ADUM) study monitors levels of alcohol and other drug use, and related criminal offending, among police detainees in Whangarei, Auckland,...

www.police.govt.nz/about-us/pub...

09.03.2026 03:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Revisiting Goldstein’s Drugs-Violence Nexus: Expanding the Framework for the Globalized Era - International Criminology In 1985, Goldstein developed a framework to capture the relationships between drugs and violence in the United States, laying a foundation for future research on drug-related violence. Since then, the...

Receipts for this week:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

09.03.2026 03:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

While nearly half of New Zealand adults have tried an illicit drug, most have never committed a crime beyond possession.

Next week: how criminalising drugs creates crime by making possession an offence and pushing markets underground.

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09.03.2026 03:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Researchers warn that this theory lacks evidence and confuses correlation with causation. The NZ-ADUM study reinforces the myth by focusing only on people already in police custody. These detainees often report that they take drugs, but this tells us little about the wider population.

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09.03.2026 03:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The idea of a direct link stems from Goldstein’s 1980s Tripartite Framework, which claimed drugs cause crime through intoxication leading to violence, crimes committed to get money for drugs, and violence in illegal drug markets.

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09.03.2026 03:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hi Friends! It's Mythbuster Monday πŸ₯³

This month, we’re tackling the myth that drug use causes crime. While drugs can play a role in some offending, they are rarely the root cause.

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09.03.2026 03:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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University of Canterbury and KnowYourStuffNZ team up to trial new drug checking technology A team of researchers and drug checkers are delighted to announce a new research project trialling an innovative method for testing the contents of illicit drug samples.

At the moment this is all for SCIENCE! But watch this space - we're always collaborating with other organisations to develop new methods and technology.

27.02.2026 22:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Benchtop NMR Analysis of Illicit Drugs
Benchtop NMR Analysis of Illicit Drugs YouTube video by University of Canterbury Library

So if you're heading to Electric Ave you have the opportunity to (anonymously) be part of history just by getting your drugs checked 😘

Shallu made a clip about their research which we've linked here πŸ˜ƒ

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxFk...

*Yes, we're nerds. But that's why you love us, right?

27.02.2026 03:13 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

If it works like we hope it will it'll be able to tell us how much of the sample you give us is psychoactive ingredient. This means you can figure out your dose with a specific batch, and it's another bit of harm reduction advice we can give you to help keep you safer.

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27.02.2026 03:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Friends, this is big news. At the moment our FTIRs can tell you what a sample has in it, but an NMR can tell us how much of what ingredients are in the sample and this is SUPER COOL*.

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27.02.2026 03:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hi friends! We've got some EPIC news!

Our friends Shallu Verma and Simon Winship from the University of Canterbury are going to trial their benchtop Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectrometer on drug samples taken from Electric Avenue this weekend 😍

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27.02.2026 03:10 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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This Saturday we are back in Bristol City Centre with our FREE drug checking service

πŸ“… Saturday, 28th February
πŸ•—12-7pm
πŸ“Bristol Drugs Project, 11 Brunswick Square, BS2 8PE

Visit our website for more information: wearetheloop.org/drug-checking

26.02.2026 20:34 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hi Otago friends! We've got a drug checking clinic happening on Friday, so come and say hi 😊

πŸ’› When: 4:30-7:30pm, 6th March
πŸ’› Where: Otago Room, OUSA Clubs & Societies Building, 84 Albany Street, Dunedin

Drug checking is free, confidential, non-judgmental, and 100% legal πŸ’›

27.02.2026 00:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hi Wellington friends! We've got our regular monthly drug checking clinic happening soon, so come and say hi 😊

πŸ’› When: 11am - 2pm, 7th March
πŸ’› Where: Newtown Community Centre, Colombo Street &, Rintoul Street, Newtown

Drug checking is free, confidential, non-judgmental, and 100% legal πŸ’›

27.02.2026 00:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hi Raglan friends! We've got a drug checking clinic headed your way so come and say hi 😊

πŸ’› When: 4-7pm, 7th March
πŸ’› Where: Basement of The Community House, 45 Bow St, Raglan

Drug checking is free, confidential, non-judgmental, and 100% legal. Bring us your gear and find out what's in your stuff πŸ’›

27.02.2026 00:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Can you help Matt with their MA thesis? Grab his email from the poster and drop him a line if you're keen 😊

27.02.2026 00:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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25 years ago Portugal decriminalised personal possession of ALL drugs. The sky didn't fall down. But decriminalisation never went go far enough. It left some very serious issues. 25yrs later it's time we legallly regulated all drugs.
Help us reform drug laws.
Join us hrca.nz

24.02.2026 22:03 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We're going to kick off our off-season regular features in the second week of March 😊

We know you've missed Mythbuster Monday and Peer Review Friday, and we've got another couple of bits and pieces in the works, so watch this space 😘

25.02.2026 03:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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You think you know your set and setting? Are you all set when it comes to your set and setting, or do you need a reset? How well do you know your set and setting?

Hi friends! It's Wednesday, which means we're doing the last of our summer quizzes today πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰

How well do you know your set and setting? Are you all set, or do you need to adjust your settings? Take our quiz, and let us know how you did in the comments πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡

knowyourstuff.nz/drug-info/yo...

25.02.2026 03:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Electric Ave
πŸ’› 1-8pm 27th & 28th Feb
πŸ’› Hagley Park, on the right hand side as you come in the main entrance

Drug checking is free, confidential, non-judgmental, and 100% legal, so bring us your gear, settle in for some high quality drug harm reduction yarns, and find out what's in your stuff πŸ’›

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22.02.2026 23:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hi friends! We're going to be at Electric Ave for two days of drug checking and harm reduction yarns! We've also got a cheeky lil' pre-event clinic to get you sussed before the festival πŸ˜„

Thursday pre-event clinic
πŸ’› 4-8pm 26th Feb
πŸ’› Hagley Park just over Armagh bridge outside the main event

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22.02.2026 23:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0