Testing
Reagent test vs urine test: which one you need
Two products, one name. A reagent checks what a substance is before you take it. A urine test looks for metabolites after.
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Step-by-step guides to checking what is actually in a sample. Which reagent suits which substance, how to read a colour change, and where reagents stop and purity testing begins.
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Step-by-step guides to checking what is actually in a sample. Which reagent suits which substance, how to read a colour change, and where reagents stop and purity testing begins.
Testing
TLC drug test: what it measures and how to read it
Thin layer chromatography separates a sample into every compound in it, and estimates how much. What a reagent cannot do.
Testing
How to test steroids?
Anabolic steroids are the one market with no drug checking service behind it. What a home test finds, and what it misses.
Testing
Galenika Bensedin and Ksalol: which pills are real
101 Galenika, Bensedin, Ksalol and Elipam pills tested in labs. 79 were the benzodiazepine on the blister. One in five was not.
Testing
Pill reports: how to read one, and what it cannot tell you
Once it meant somebody’s guess. Now it means a lab result. 9,374 tested samples from 27 European drug checking services.
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Fill-out a survey, get a test and win lab analysis
Our research project measures how effective test kits actually are as a harm reduction tool. Taking part earns you a test.
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Does drug checking reduce harm?
Drug checking is not only about avoiding a bad batch. The evidence suggests the conversation around the test changes behaviour too.
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How to check THC level in cannabis products?
Legal cannabis products carry strict THC limits, and compliance is rarely verified. Here is how to measure the actual concentration.
