Derek Robinson

Monthly Reports

June 2024 Monthly Report

In this blog post, we discuss our June 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 8.9% * The median fluorofentanyl concentration found across all

Weekly Reports

June 24th - June 30th, 2024

This week we checked 237 samples. Weekly Report June 24 - June 30 2024Weekly Report June 24 - June 30, 2024.pdf3 MBdownload-circle Join the mailing list * indicates required Email Address * First Name Last Name Report Frequency * Monthly * Weekly

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June 17th - June 23rd, 2024

This week we checked 153 samples. Weekly Report June 17 June 23 2024Weekly Report June 17 - June 23, 2024.pdf3 MBdownload-circle Join the mailing list * indicates required Email Address * First Name Last Name Report Frequency * Monthly * Weekly

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June 10th - June 16th, 2024

This week we checked 151 samples. Weekly Report June 10 June 16 2024Weekly Report June 10 - June 16, 2024.pdf3 MBdownload-circle Join the mailing list * indicates required Email Address * First Name Last Name Report Frequency * Monthly * Weekly

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May 2024 Monthly Report

In this blog post, we discuss our May 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

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June 3rd- June 9th, 2024

This week we saw 199 samples. Additionally, we are excited to unveil our new format for the weekly report! Weekly Report June 3 June 9 2024Weekly Report June 3 - June 9, 2024.pdf4 MBdownload-circle Join the mailing list * indicates required Email Address * First Name Last Name Report Frequency * Monthly

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May 27th - June 2nd, 2024

This week we saw 216 samples Weekly Report May 27 June 2 2024Weekly Report May 27 - June 2, 2024.pdf2 MBdownload-circle Join the mailing list * indicates required Email Address * First Name Last Name Report Frequency * Monthly * Weekly

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May 20th - May 26th, 2024

This week we saw 87 samples. Please note that this weeks report does not include quantification data due to our recent (and thankfully resolved) PS-MS outage. Weekly Report May 20 May 26 2024Weekly Report May 20 - May 26, 2024.pdf3 MBdownload-circle Join the mailing list * indicates required Email Address

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May 13th - May 19th, 2024

This week we saw 192 samples Weekly Report May 13 May 19 2024Weekly Report May 13 - May 19, 2024.pdf3 MBdownload-circle Join the mailing list * indicates required Email Address * First Name Last Name Report Frequency * Monthly * Weekly

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May 6th - May 12th, 2024

This week we saw 122 samples Weekly Report May 06 May 12 2024Weekly Report May 06 - May 12, 2024.pdf2 MBdownload-circle Join the mailing list * indicates required Email Address * First Name Last Name Report Frequency * Monthly * Weekly

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April 29th - May 5th, 2024

This week we saw 168 samples Weekly Report Apr 29 May 05 2024Weekly Report Apr 29 - May 05, 2024.pdf3 MBdownload-circle Join the mailing list * indicates required Email Address * First Name Last Name Report Frequency * Monthly * Weekly

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April 2024 Monthly Report

In this blog post, we discuss our April 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

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April 22nd - 28th, 2024

This week we saw 184 samples Weekly Report Apr 22 Apr 28 2024Weekly Report Apr 22 - Apr 28, 2024.pdf3 MBdownload-circle Join the mailing list * indicates required Email Address * First Name Last Name Report Frequency * Monthly * Weekly

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April 8th - April 14th, 2024

This week we saw 190 samples

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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

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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

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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

Featured

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&

Weekly Reports

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

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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

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November 2023 Monthly Report

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

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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

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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