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Drug checking and harm reduction service at events and in the community in Aotearoa since 2015.

World's first legal drug checking operation, doing the thing legally since 2021 😊
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KnowYourStuffNZ @knowyourstuffnz.bsky.social · May 15
Just getting a law changed and becoming a world-first. Y'know, the usual 😉

www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Drug checking to be permanent after law passes third reading
Drug-checking services have been given the all-clear to keep testing the safety of illicit substances at festivals and other locations over summer.
www.rnz.co.nz
knowyourstuffnz.bsky.social
Hi Wellington friends! We've got our last Newtown drug checking clinic for the year happening in a couple of weeks 😊

💛 When: 11am-2pm, 6 December
💛 Where: Newtown Community Centre, Corner Colombo and Rintoul Streets, Newtown

Drug checking is free, confidential, non-judgmental, and 100% legal😘
November 24, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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Hi Raglan friends! We've got our regular drug checking coming your way next weekend!

💛 When: 4-7pm, 6 December
💛 Where: Raglan Community House, 45 Bow St

Drug checking is free, confidential, non-judgmental, and 100% legal, so bring us your gear and find out what's in your stuff 😘
November 24, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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Kia ora e hoa mai i Te Whanganui-a-Tara! Kua tae mai ta matou whare haumanu tātari matū ia marama 😊

💛 Ina: 11am-2pm, 6 Hakihea
💛 Kei hea: Newtown Community Centre, i te kokonga o nga tiriti o Rintoul St me Colombo St.

Ko te tātaritanga matū he kore utu, he muna, he kore-whakawa, he 100% te ture 🙂
November 24, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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Kia ora e hoa mai i Whāingaroa! Kua tae mai ta matou whare haumanu tātari matū ia marama 😃

💛 Ina: 4-7pm, 6 Hakihea
💛 Kei hea: 45 Bow St, Whāingaroa

Ko te tātaritanga matū he kore utu, he muna, he kore-whakawa, he 100% te ture 🙂
November 24, 2025 at 1:09 AM
knowyourstuffnz.bsky.social
Hi friends! It's Peer Review Friday 🥳🥳🥳

This week’s article is Navigating Risks and Reducing Harm: A Gendered Analysis of Anabolic–Androgenic Steroid Users Within the Risk Environment Framework by Piatkowski & Dunn.

1/n

journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
journals.sagepub.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:33 AM
knowyourstuffnz.bsky.social
Hi Bay of Plenty friends! We've got our regular Mount Maunganui drug checking clinic this week😀

💛 When: 12-3pm, 21 November
💛 Where: NEMMS Needle Exchange, 21b Totara Street, Mount Maunganui (Use the Phoenix Lane entrance)

Drug checking is free, confidential, non-judgmental, and 100% legal 💛
November 19, 2025 at 7:49 AM
knowyourstuffnz.bsky.social
Hi Hamilton friends! We've got our regular drug checking coming your way this weekend! 😃

💛 When: 10am - 12pm, 20 November
💛 Where: 16 Vialou Street, Hamilton Central

Drug checking is free, confidential, non-judgmental, and 100% legal, so bring us your gear and find out what's in your stuff 😘
November 19, 2025 at 7:47 AM
knowyourstuffnz.bsky.social
Hi friends! It's Peer Review Friday 🥳🥳🥳

This week's article is Evaluation of DrugWipe® 6S with the WipeAlyser® reader for drug screening of drivers, by Jamt et al, published in the Journal of Analytical Toxicology, April 2025

academic.oup.com/jat/advance-...
Evaluation of DrugWipe® 6S with the WipeAlyser® reader for drug screening of drivers
Abstract. On-site drug screening of oral fluid samples has gained attention because of its convenience and rapid results. The aim of this investigation was
academic.oup.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:32 AM
knowyourstuffnz.bsky.social
Kia ora e hoa mai i Porirua! Kua tae mai ta matou whare haumanu tātari matū ia marama

💛 Ina: 11am - 3pm, 15 Whiringa-ā-rangi
💛 Kei hea: 4 Lydney Place, Porirua (i te ritenga atu o pāparakauta Metro me te pāparakauta)

Ko te tātaritanga matū he kore utu, he muna, he kore-whakawa, he 100% te ture 🙂
November 13, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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Kia ora e hoa mai i Wānaka! Kei te haere mai ta matou whare haumanu tātari apopo 😄

💛 Ina: 5-9pm, 14 Whiringa-ā-rangi
💛 Kei hea: Faulks' Room, Lake Wanaka Centre, Ardmore Street

Ko te tātaritanga matū he kore utu, he muna, he kore-whakawa, he 100% te ture 🙂
November 13, 2025 at 12:48 AM
knowyourstuffnz.bsky.social
Hi Kāpiti friends! We've got our regular Porirua drug checking clinic this weekend 😃

💛 When: 11am - 3pm, 15th November
💛 Where: 4 Lydney Place, Porirua (Opposite Metro Bar and the mural)

Drug checking is free, confidential, non-judgmental, & 100% legal, so come and find out what's in your stuff 💛
November 13, 2025 at 12:47 AM
knowyourstuffnz.bsky.social
Heads up Wānaka friends! We've got a drug checking clinic heading your way TOMORROW 🥳🥳🥳

💛 When: 5-9pm, 14 November
💛 Where: Faulks Room, Lake Wanaka Centre, Ardmore Street

Drug checking is free, confidential, non-judgmental, and 100% legal, so bring us your gear and find out what's in your stuff 😘
November 13, 2025 at 12:46 AM
knowyourstuffnz.bsky.social
Heads up friends, we've got new multidose pill in the library!

⚖ Red Gucci
⚖ Square pressed pill with 'Gucci' written on it and Gucci logo on the front
⚖ Weight: 500mg
⚖ Estimated to contain between 2 and 3 standard doses of MDMA.

More details in our Pill Library
knowyourstuff.nz/pill-library/
November 12, 2025 at 11:49 PM
knowyourstuffnz.bsky.social
Heads up, friends. Roadside drug testing was announced yesterday. It's going to roll out first in Te Whanaganui-a-Tara/Wellington in December and then in the rest of the country about April-ish 2026.

drugfoundation.org.nz/news-and-rep...
Roadside drug testing: what you need to know
Everything you need to know about roadside drug testing being rolled out before the end of the year.
drugfoundation.org.nz
November 12, 2025 at 5:50 AM
knowyourstuffnz.bsky.social
Heads up friends, we've had an acute harm incident from etomidate (aka space vapes, space oil, kpods, eto).

Things to watch out for:
🚑 breathing difficulty
🚑 low heart rate
🚑 low blood pressure
🚑dizziness
🚑 passing out

Full details on the High Alert website
www.highalert.org.nz/alerts-and-n...
www.highalert.org.nz
November 4, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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Celebrating International Drug Users Day 2025 with peers from Australia and around the world, and an awards night recognising outstanding peers. #IDUD2025 #humanrights #pwud
October 31, 2025 at 8:17 AM
knowyourstuffnz.bsky.social
Hi friends! It’s Mythbuster Monday 😀
We tried to keep the myth that the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 (MoDA) is useful law to October, but it was too big to bust in 4 weeks.

Here’s the last episode, asking is MoDA stopping the misuse of drugs?

It isn’t. We can’t arrest our way out of drug harms.

1/n
November 3, 2025 at 4:47 AM
knowyourstuffnz.bsky.social
Hi friends! It’s Mythbuster Wednesday 😀

October’s myth is that the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 (MoDA) is useful legislation.

This week we’re looking at whether or not it was ever fit for purpose. This week was another 2-part post, and you can check part 1 out in our feed.
October 29, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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Kia ora e hoa mai i Tāmaki Makaurau! Kua tae mai ta matou whare haumanu tātari matū auau

💛 Ina: 6-9pm, 1 Whiringa-ā-rangi
💛 Kei hea: The Button Factory, 2 Abbey Street, Te pokapū o Tāmaki Makaurau

Ko te tātaritanga matū he kore utu, he muna, he kore-whakawa, he 100% te ture 😘
October 27, 2025 at 4:31 AM
knowyourstuffnz.bsky.social
Hi Auckland friends! We've got another fortnightly drug checking clinic coming up this week 😁

💛 When: 6-9pm, 1 November
💛 Where: The Button Factory, 2 Abbey Street, Auckland Central

Drug checking is free, confidential, non-judgmental, and 100% legal, so come and find out what's in your stuff 😘
October 27, 2025 at 4:30 AM
knowyourstuffnz.bsky.social
Kia ora e hoa mai i Whāingaroa! Kua tae mai ta matou whare haumanu tātari matū ia marama 😃

💛 Ina: 2-5pm, 1 Whiringa-ā-rangi
💛 Kei hea: 45 Bow St, Whāingaroa

Ko te tātaritanga matū he kore utu, he muna, he kore-whakawa, he 100% te ture 🙂
October 27, 2025 at 4:09 AM
knowyourstuffnz.bsky.social
Hi Raglan friends! We've got our regular drug checking coming your way this weekend! This Saturday's a slightly different time to our normal slot😃

💛 When: 2pm-5pm, 1 November
💛 Where: Raglan Community House, 45 Bow St

Drug checking is free, confidential, non-judgmental, and 100% legal 😘
October 27, 2025 at 4:06 AM
knowyourstuffnz.bsky.social
Hi friends! It’s Mythbuster Monday 😀

October’s myth is that the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 (MoDA) is useful legislation. This week we’re looking at if it was ever fit for purpose. This one’s another monster, so we’re splitting it into 2. We’ll post the Part 2 on Wednesday.

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October 27, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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Hi friends!

We’re celebrating our 10th anniversary keeping you breathers breathing, so we’ve made a special hoodie as a thank you for the trust 🥰💛🥰💛🥰💛

We’re only making 50 of these beauties, so get in quick!

Visit the shop: w8ccea-qs.myshopify.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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Awww yeeahhh we love to see this, friends! Drug checking is coming to Glasgow🥳😍🥳😍🥳😍

We hear Edinburgh, Dundee, and Aberdeen are still getting their licences, and we're super excited to see harm reduction spreading. Tha gaol againn air an obair agad 😃🥰

www.scottishlegal.com/articles/gla...
Glasgow to open Scotland’s first legal drug-checking service
Glasgow will become the first city in Scotland where people can legally test recreational drugs for dangerous contaminants, after the UK government granted permission for a new testing facility. The m...
www.scottishlegal.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:43 AM