Drug checking by KnowYourStuffNZ in Christchurch this week reveals that there is still a lot of eutylone around. 40% of the samples we tested yesterday for UCSA and LUSA’s O week events have turned out to contain eutylone. Last week in Dunedin we found 45% of samples brought by people thinking they had MDMA wereContinue reading “High levels of eutylone substitution found in O week testing in South Island”
Category Archives: Alerts
Notification: High dose MDMA pills still a risk this summer
KnowYourStuffNZ is testing a fair number of high-dose MDMA pills. These are more risky because the dosage is excessive. While we’re seeing lots of cathinones, there is still plenty of MDMA around. These pills should be approached with caution. We advise that the only way to guarantee safety is to not take them. If youContinue reading “Notification: High dose MDMA pills still a risk this summer”
ALERT: Dangerous cathinones are bloody everywhere this summer
Drug checking by KnowYourStuffNZ is revealing that this is the summer of cathinones. More than half of the samples we have tested at New Year’s festivals have not been MDMA but instead more dangerous stimulants from the cathinones family. The most common cathinone right now is eutylone. We saw small amounts last year and nowContinue reading “ALERT: Dangerous cathinones are bloody everywhere this summer”
Ugh. More bloody cathinones
Cathinones being substituted for MDMA could be on the rise. The last couple of KnowYourStuffNZ drug checking clinics have discovered an increase of people’s “MDMA” either being a cathinone with no MDMA in it, or a cathinone with just enough MDMA to mask it and spoof reagent tests We anticipate that this could be theContinue reading “Ugh. More bloody cathinones”
Introducing High Alert
We’ve been advocating for a drug Early Warning System for New Zealand for years, and it’s finally happened! Introducing High Alert – where you can check for warnings and notifications about what’s out there and help keep yourself safe. So, who’s behind High Alert? It’s a collaborative effort between a network of organisations who regularlyContinue reading “Introducing High Alert”