DIY drug testing at Dragon Dreaming: An anonymous field report
Amid the rolling waves of psy trance dugga-dugga-dugga at Dragon Dreaming Festival, an anonymous community member roamed the crowd, testing people’s drugs under the radar. Undertaken with home reagent testing kits, it wasn’t a legal venture. Users News spoke to this harm reduction crusader about why they chose to test punters’ drugs and what they discovered
A peer’s guide to the ACT pill testing service – By one of its creators, Chris Gough, Executive Director of CAHMA
ACT’s new pill testing service, called CanTEST Health and Drug Checking Service, has opened, and Users News got the low-down from Chris Gough, who is the Executive Director (ED) of ACT’s Drug User Organisation (DUO), Canberra Alliance for Harm Minimisation & Advocacy (CAHMA). Chris is one of the peers who has played an important role in getting the service running.
The wonderful world of reagent testing
Peer expert Oat gets us started on the basics to introduce a UN-exclusive series of resources and articles on pill testing.
Jackie’s story: There’s fentanyl in this heroin!
So what happens when you find yourself dealing super strong gear?