Derek Robinson - Substance Drug Checking

Substance Drug Checking

Derek Robinson

April 22 - 28, 2024

April 22 - 28, 2024

This week we saw 184 samples Weekly Report Apr 22 Apr 28 2024 Weekly Report Apr 22 - Apr 28, 2024.pdf 3 MB download-circle

April 8 - April 14, 2024

This week we saw 190 samples

Monthly Reports

March 2024 Monthly Report

In this blog post, we discuss our March 2024 report and provide more information on how to interpret the results. The PDF report can be found at the end. Key findings: * The median fentanyl concentration found across all drug categories was 23% * The median fluorofentanyl concentration found across all drug

The February window art at Substance

Monthly Reports

February 2024 Monthly Report

In this blog post, we discuss our February 2024 report and provide more information on how to interpret the results. The PDF report can be found at the end. Key findings: * The median fentanyl concentration found across all drug categories was 20% * The median fluorofentanyl concentration found across all drug

2023 Annual Report

Territorial Acknowledgement Our project works on Indigenous land. We provide drug checking, harm reduction education and support across many territories on what is colonially known as "Vancouver Island." We also act as a resource for these services across the province colonially known as ‘British Columbia.’ We honour and offer respect

January 2024 Monthly Report

Monthly Reports

January 2024 Monthly Report

In this blog post, we discuss our January 2024 report and provide more information on how to interpret the results. The PDF report can be found at the end. Key findings: * The median fentanyl concentration found across all drug categories was 15.6% * The median fluorofentanyl concentration found across all

Xylazine in 2023 - Frequently Asked Questions

Xylazine in 2023 - Frequently Asked Questions

Xylazine continues to be a concern in the unregulated drug market, specifically in opioids, and an issue in the media. Because we often get questions about xylazine we thought we would provide an update on what Substance Drug Checking was detecting and reporting in 2023 on Vancouver Island. If you'd

December 18 - December 31, 2023

December 18 - December 31, 2023

These weeks we checked 325 samples. Substance Weekly Report Dec 18 Dec 31 Weekly Report Dec 18 - Dec 31.pdf 2 MB download-circle

Substances zine library, with a dash of holiday season decoration

Monthly Reports

December 2023 Monthly Report

In this blog post, we discuss our December 2023 report and provide more information on how to interpret the results. The PDF report can be found at the end. Key findings: * The median fentanyl concentration found across all drug categories was 14.6% * The median fluorofentanyl concentration found across all

Our new winter mural painted by our talented team member Mo!

Monthly Reports Featured

November 2023 Monthly Report

In November we checked 829 samples. Benzos or benzo-related drugs were found in 53% of opioid down samples.

October 2023 Monthly Report

Monthly Reports

October 2023 Monthly Report

In this blog post, we discuss our October 2023 report and provide more information on how to interpret the results. The PDF report can be found at the end. Key findings: * The median fentanyl concentration found across all drug categories was 8.9% * The median fluorofentanyl concentration found across all

2023 Event and Festival Report

During the spring and summer of 2023, Substance checked drugs at ten events and festivals across Vancouver Island. The three busiest events were Otherworld, which had the highest volume of samples at 121 (nearly double the number of samples checked at Otherworld 2022), followed by Lamplight Year One (48), and

September 2023 Monthly Report

Monthly Reports

September 2023 Monthly Report

In this blog post, we discuss our September 2023 report and provide more information on how to interpret the results. The PDF report can be found at the end. Key findings: * The median fentanyl concentration found across all drug categories was 8.4% * The median fluorofentanyl concentration nearly tripled from

Substance staff serving pop-up drug checking on International Overdose Awareness Day.

Monthly Reports

August 2023 Monthly Report

In this blog post, we discuss our August 2023 report and provide more information on how to interpret the results. The PDF report can be found at the end. Key findings: * The median fentanyl concentration found across all drug categories was 10.9% * Carfentanil was not found in any samples