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Harm reduction reading on psychoactive substances: what they are, how they act, and how to check a sample before using it.

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Harm reduction reading on psychoactive substances: what they are, how they act, and how to check a sample before using it.

Psychedelics

1P-LSD, 1cP-LSD, 1V-LSD, 1D-LSD and LSZ: what is the difference?

6 September 2026

Each one exists because the last was banned. What they are, how strong, and which ones a reagent will not see at all.

Substances

Psychedelic trip: set, setting and harm reduction

13 August 2026

A trip is shaped as much by where you are and who you are with as by the substance. Here is what set and setting actually mean in practice.

Stimulants Ice, Meth

Methamphetamine

14 October 2023

Methamphetamine is amphetamine with the volume turned up, and it is easily confused with it. What it is and how to test a sample.

Cannabinoids, Psychedelics Hexahydrocannabinol

HHC

13 October 2023

HHC is structurally close to THC and sold in a very different legal position. What it is and how it differs in practice.

Cannabinoids, Psychedelics Canna, Grass, Hash, Hashish, Hemp, Marijuana, Olej, Olejek, Pot, Weed

THC

13 October 2023

THC is the compound doing most of the work in cannabis. What it is, what it does, and how to find out how much of it you have.

Psychedelics Ayahuasca, Changa

DMT

13 October 2023

DMT occurs throughout the natural world and produces one of the most intense experiences in pharmacology. What it is and how to test it.

Psychedelics 2c, 2cb, Nexus

2C-B is a psychoactive substance from the phenethylamine group, also known as “Nexus”. It was created in the 1970s by Alexander Shulgin, who was interested in studying the psychoactive effects of substances. 2C-B is often used as a recreational and psychedelic substance due to its ability to induce intense visual sensations with relatively mild changes in consciousness.