Benzo Research Project

More info, including printable posters, is available on our website: brp.org.uk/research ⚡️
#drugsky #harmreduction

Share Your Story Get involved in BRP's new research project aiming to understand how we keep each other safe.

We're excited to announce the launch of our new research project in collaboration with @drkarenzamoore.bsky.social from Newcastle University & @crew2000.bsky.social! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

We're looking for Scotland-based young people aged 16–30 who take #benzos to share your stories with us: brp.org.uk/ShareYourStory

Take a look at Crew’s insightful new report highlighting drug trends in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 www.crew.scot/drug-trend-r... #drugsky #harmreduction

📠*Samples from the majority of 12/24 were not included, due to WEDINOS’s technical issues

We encourage people to get their stuff tested, stick with friends, carry #naloxone, and #StartLowTakeItSlow 💙 #harmreduction

Some disclaimers:
📍The locations were mapped based on the postcode district (e.g. EC1) displayed on WEDINOS results page (i.e., not where someone lives!)
💡Hotspots may not = more nitazenes in circulation — more samples may be submitted where local organisations support testing

This map is a tool intended to provide a digestible visualisation of nitazene detections by location. All data is owned by WEDINOS, and intended as an educational/informational tool only📘

You can zoom in, and click on individual dots to see sample details (see image above)

A screenshot of BRP’s interactive map, zoomed in on the south west of England and Wales. Dots show where nitazenes were detected in 2024 by WEDINOS, and where numbers label a circle shows a cluster of multiple detections nearby. A pop up is shown for one blue (= counterfeit benzo) dot in GL3 which was sold as diazepam, but tested as bromazolam, metonitazene, and ketamine.

🗺️ We have launched an interactive map showing nitazene detections by WEDINOS #drugchecking across all of 2024*

The vast majority of the 144 samples containing a #nitazene were missold, and over half were intended as a #benzo

Check it out on our website: brp.org.uk/testing#Nita...