Sources for Laboratory Analysis

Drug-checking services allow for laboratory testing of substances to allow people who use drugs to confirm what substances are present in the drugs they are purchasing and taking. In addition, they often publish results and post alerts when there are potentially concerning drugs circulating in a city or region. For example, many services will post alerts if there are highly dosed ecstasy tablets or drugs containing dangerous adulterants, such as xylazine or fentanyl, found in their service area. Because of this, it is a good idea to follow their updates even if you are not using their services yourself.

The following is a list of both mail-in and walk-in drug checking services. It lists the country in which they are located but some of them may accept samples internationally. Please check the terms and conditions of each service. Many of them do not accept samples of organic material (e.g. mushrooms, cannabis, etc) or substances such as steroids and vitamins. Of course, also exercise caution when sending drugs through the mail and take necessary precautions.

Note that there are additional services which primarily focus on festivals and nightclubs that are not included here as they do not have a fixed location or schedule.

Mail-in Services

These services allow you to send samples by mail. Please be sure you're reading their instructions before sending in samples as they may reject your sample if it is not done properly.

North America

DrugsData (United States + Worldwide)

Previously known as EcstasyData, DrugsData is an independent laboratory pill testing program run by Erowid Center and co-sponsored by Dancesafe and Isomer Design. Most samples cost $100 to analyze but others may be up to $150. They cannot accept samples of organic material (herbal supplements, cannabis, mushrooms, etc) without prior approval.

UNC Street Drugs Lab (United States)

The UNC Street Drugs Lab is located at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill. They currently only provide drug checking services to public health departments, drug users unions, and harm reduction agencies. They have a database of their results searchable by geographical location.

Get Your Drugs Tested (Canada)

Get Your Drugs Tested offers free drug-checking by mail to anyone in Canada. They do not charge a fee but do accept donations.

Europe

Energy Control (Spain + Worldwide)

Energy Control provides drug checking services for people in Spain and also accepts international samples. In addition to analyzing powder samples, they also can check cannabis for heavy metals and pesticides.

If you are sending a sample from within Spain, follow these instructions. For everyone else, check their international website.

Depending on the service requested, prices can range anywhere from 60€ for basic qualitative analysis to 120€ for a full quantitative analysis and report.

Kykeon Analytics (Spain + Worldwide)

Kykeon is based in Spain but accepts samples from around the world. Prices range from 20€-60€ depending on the type of analysis. Visit their website for information on how to submit a sample.

Welsh Emerging Drugs & Identification of Novel Substances Project (WEDINOS)

WEDINOS provides free drug checking services for people in Wales or other countries in the UK. They allow individuals to submit samples via mail or collection box (available in Wales only). Check their website for information on how to send in samples as they require completion of a specific form to include.

Analyse ton Prod (France)

Analyse ton Prod provides free anonymous drug checking services via mail throughout France. Requests for analysis can be made via Psychonaut.fr or Psychoactif. These services have their own instructions for requesting samples so please be sure to check their terms and conditions.

Walk-in Services

These are drug checking services which require you to physically bring your sample to a location for it to be tested. This is done anonymously and many services have a quick turnaround (as little as 20 minutes for preliminary results).

North America

British Columbia Centre on Substance Use

BCCSU offers free drug checking services throughout the province. Visit their website to find a site closest to your location.

Toronto's Drug Checking Service

The Centre for Drug Policy Evaluation has several sites for walk-in drug checking services located throughout Toronto.

Cactus Montreal

Cactus Montreal offers free walk-in drug checking services. They encourage you to call before you visit to make sure they are open.

Spectrum Drug Checking (Edmonton)

The Queer and Trans Health Collective (QTHC) operates a drug checking service in Edmonton. Check their website for hours, locations, and to make an appointment!

AAWEAR (Calgary)

AAWEAR operates a mobile drug checking service in Calgary. Check their website and social media profiles to find out where they'll be!

OnPoint NYC

OnPoint NYC operates two Overdose Prevention Centers that offers drug-checking services. Check their website for more information on locations and hours.

Rapid Analysis of Drugs (RAD) (Maryland)

RAD accepts drop-offs of samples of used paraphernalia at several of its Syringe Service Program sites. Check this document for the most up-to-date list of SSPs that will accept samples for drug checking.

Street Check (Massachusetts)

Street Check is a drug checking service in Massachusetts. They partner with several harm reduction organizations throughout the state that act as drop-off locations. Check their website to find the location nearest you.

Chicago Recovery Alliance

Chicago Recovery Alliance offers mobile drug checking at its many outreach locations throughout Chicago. It is recommended to call to check if they will be offering drug checking at the time and location you plan to visit.

Europe

Please note this list may not be exhaustive. Many countries and municipalities run supervised/safe consumption sites (sometimes called drug consumption rooms, fixing rooms, supervised/safe injection sites, or overdose prevention sites) that may also offer drug checking services to their clients.

checkit! (Vienna)

checkit! offers free drug checking in Vienna. Samples can be submitted in their office or in cooperating pharmacies. For walk-in services, they do ask that you make an appointment to guarantee that they will be able to accept your sample that day.

Drogenarbeit Z6 (Innsbruck)

Drogenarbeit Z6 provides free, anonymous drug checking services in Innsbruck. They have walk-in hours once a week but also allow individuals to make appointments to come in on other days. They will accept up to 5 samples per drop-off. Please check their website as they have certain conditions for what samples they accept.

drugchecking berlin

drugchecking berlin offers walk-in drug checking services at 3 locations throughout Berlin.

Safer Dance (Basel)

Safer Dance Basel provides free, anonymous drug checking in Basel. Please check their website as they do require that you call and make an appointment. They allow individuals to drop off one sample per visit. Results are given via telephone about a week after submitting a sample.

Saferparty (Zurich)

Saferparty offers drug-checking services in person at their location in Zurich. They do require appointments so please be sure to check their website for info. Their site is also available in both German and English.

rave it safe (Bern and Biel)

rave it safe offers free, anonymous drug checking in Bern. They ask that you bring 20mg of powder or a whole pill if possible. For cannabis samples, they request 1 gram. Check their website for times and location. They do not require an appointment.

Drugs Information and Monitoring System (Netherlands)

DIMS is a government-run program to provide drug checking. They have many drop-off locations around the country. Please check if the location nearest you requires an appointment beforehand. Most locations offer services for free but some may require a small fee of a few euros.

Drug Lab (France)

Drug Lab provides free, anonymous drug checking services. They have a static location in Marseille that allows walk-ins and drop-off locations throughout certain regions of France. Please check their website to find a location nearest you.

Modus Vivendi (Brussels)

Modus Vivendi provides free, anonymous drug checking for people who use drugs in Brussels. Their website contains their service dates and locations where people can bring drugs for analysis.

Pipapo (Luxembourg)

Pipapo works in collaboration with the state-run laboratory to allow people to bring drugs to be sent in for analysis. Check their website for more details, including their hours of operation, as they do require appointments most days.

DrogArt (Slovenia)

DrogArt provides free, anonymous drug checking at several locations throughout Slovenia. Check their website for specific locations and hours of operation where samples can be submitted.

Kosmicare (Lisbon)

Kosmicare provides free, anonymous drug checking in Lisbon. They do not require an appointment. For more information, visit their Instagram.

triptalks (Graz)

triptalks offers free, anonyous drug checking in Graz. They as that you bring at least 10mg of the drug or a whole pill if possible. They can only test cannabis if there is suspicion of synthetic cannabinoids and ask for 100mg of material. Check their website for the exact time and location.

Oceania

CanTEST (Canberra)

CanTEST is a free drug-checking service operating in Canberra. They provide free walk-in services. Please check their website for their operating hours.

Know Your Stuff NZ

Know Your Stuff NZ is a harm reduction organization operating throughout several regions of Aoteroa. They use reagents and FTIR to offer drug checking services at several of their outreach and SSP locations. Check their website to find the next time/date nearest you. They also work to publish all their results and share information with organizations in other countries, such as The Loop and Dance Safe.