2021-2022 season drug checking report is live!
Our drug checking report for the 2021-2022 season has been published. We’ve had our busiest season yet, in terms of the numbers of events andContinue reading “2021-2022 season drug checking report is live!”
Responding to crisis situations part one: respiratory depression and overdose.
This series will be looking at how we respond to drug related medical emergencies (crisis situations). CW for discussions of overdose. Sometimes things go wrongContinue reading “Responding to crisis situations part one: respiratory depression and overdose.”
Naloxone saves lives, so where is it?
June and July saw 13 people hospitalised from fentanyl overdoses. Those folk were sold what they were told was cocaine, and in at least oneContinue reading “Naloxone saves lives, so where is it?”
Yet another synthetic cannabinoid – Aotearoa’s first finding of MDMB-5Br-INACA
We sometimes call them MWP – mystery white powders. This sample was brought to us in the central North Island as “MDMA” but someone whoContinue reading “Yet another synthetic cannabinoid – Aotearoa’s first finding of MDMB-5Br-INACA”
Fentanyl 101
So fentanyl’s popped up again. 12 people were hospitalised after taking what they thought was either cocaine or methamphetamine, but it turns out to haveContinue reading “Fentanyl 101”
Amphetamine: Know your stuff, NZ with KnowYourStuffNZ
This central nervous stimulant will get your heart and brain working overtime. Its common names are upper; speed; study buddy; pep pills; college crack; littleContinue reading “Amphetamine: Know your stuff, NZ with KnowYourStuffNZ”
Partying in winter — Why are winter comedowns the worst?
Winter comedowns suck. Something about Washout Wednesday when it’s cold, wet, and miserable outside just makes it suck worse than in summer when everything isContinue reading “Partying in winter — Why are winter comedowns the worst?”
Partying in winter – Putting risks on ice
COVID blew a massive hole in the summer, so it looks like winter is going to be the party season. Like summer, winter has prettyContinue reading “Partying in winter – Putting risks on ice”
This new synthetic opioid’s proving a problem.
There’s been a new synthetic opioid being sold as oxycodone. N-pyrrolidino etonitazene (also known as etonitazepyne), is sold in a little blue pill with MContinue reading “This new synthetic opioid’s proving a problem.”
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