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April 2023

In April we checked 795 samples. Benzos or benzo-related drugs were found in 39% of opioid down samples.

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Substance window art by @darcie.dark representing Substance, Peers Victoria, SAFER, AVI, and SOLID as Care Bears.
March 2023

In March we checked 877 samples. Benzos or benzo-related drugs were found in 43% of opioid down samples.

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Join the conversation! Messages of love and support from the community in February.
February 2023

In February we checked 677 samples. Benzos or benzo-related drugs were found in 52% of opioid down samples.

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Teaching Thursdays! Stop by Substance from 12-5PM on Thursdays and learn how to check your own drugs with an FTIR.
January 2023

This month we checked a record 685 samples. Benzos or benzo-related drugs were found in 43% of opioid down samples.

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A snowy scene at Substance. Artwork by @darcie.dark.
December 2022

This month we checked 540 samples. Benzos or benzo-related drugs were found in 40% of opioid down samples.

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November's fentanyl rainbow. The colour and size of each point shows the colour of the sample and the fentanyl concentration.
November 2022

This month we checked 576 samples. Benzos or benzo-related drugs were found in 43% of opioid down samples.

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A safe supply saves pies. Substance window artwork by @darcie.dark featuring a pumpkin checking a bag of pumpkin spice.
October 2022

This month we checked 554 samples. Benzos or benzo-related drugs were found in 46% of opioid down samples.

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Straight shooters, fentanyl strip tests, 5-packs, GHB dosing kits, safer snorting kits, and hammer pipes.
September 2022

This month we checked 678 samples. Benzos or benzo-related drugs were found in 47% of opioid down samples.

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The Substance watch dog...watch dogs(?); chaotic sweet child. Original design by @darcie.dark.
August 2022

This month we checked 583 samples. Benzos or benzo-related drugs were found in 55% of opioid down samples.

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Some solicited advice to consider. Beautiful stickers by @radicalbuttons
July 2022

This month we checked 575 samples. Benzos or benzo-related drugs were found in 46% of opioid down samples.

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141 ATR-FTIR spectra (2262 cm-1 - 3110 cm-1) of Ketamine HCl samples collected at the Vancouver Island Drug Checking Project
June 2022

This month we checked 610 samples. Benzos or benzo-related drugs were found in 49% of opioid down samples.

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Rainbows of down in May
May 2022

This month we checked 505 samples. Benzos or benzo-related drugs were found in 49% of opioid down samples.

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