#TestIt Alert Issued for Los Angeles and Moreno Valley, CA

#TestIt Alert issued for Los Angeles and Moreno Valley, CA A yellow-orange Homer Simpson pressed tablet submitted to EcstasyData.org from Moreno Valley, CA, was sold as and expected to be MDMA, but tested as methamphetamine and caffeine. The pill is in the shape of Homer’s head, and his face appears on both sides (pictured below). The tablet was sourced in Los Angeles, CA. On the Marquis reagent, the sample turned light orange; on Mecke, there was a very slight change to yellow; and no reaction occurred for Mandelin. We urge our community to keep in mind that drug markets are expansive and...

December 18, 2017Read more...

Myth: You Can’t Test for Fentanyl in Street Drugs

Yes, you can and should test your drugs for fentanyl! With the rise of fentanyl-cut drugs on the black market, testing your substances is more important than ever. Fentanyl, a potent synthetic opioid knowingly fatal at low quantities, is being used recklessly as an adulterant in heroin, and now more recently in cocaine, across the United States and Canada. Understandably, some people may be under the impression that there is no way to test for fentanyl as it is not detectable with current drug checking reagents, the most common form of drug checking available to the public. And up until pretty recently,...

December 18, 2017Read more...

DanceSafe’s 2017 Online Fall Auction a Huge Success!

Our Fall 2017 Online Auction has come to a close, and we want to thank all of our generous donors and followers who placed bids. Thanks to your support, we raised over $4,000! These proceeds will go towards starting new DanceSafe Chapters, and helping support those already established. DanceSafe wants to extend a warm, heartfelt THANK YOU to the following donors. Without your support and love, our mission would not be possible. We are forever grateful for our supporters and community members: Android Jones Annie Kyla Bennett Art Asteria Arts & Music Festival Bare Paw Designs Black Light Visuals Boho Coats Casey Hardison Curious Customs Dillon Endico Divinitree Designs Gem...

December 12, 2017Read more...

LSD is LSD

Needlepoint, Lavender, White Fluff. All different labels for one substance, and one substance only: LSD. It is not correct to say that there are different ‘types’ of LSD. LSD is LSD. So why, then, are there different and distinct effects, durations, and experiences between the various street names or labels for LSD, or even between different sources? The most likely answer: purity. The last step in making LSD, according to this chemist on Reddit, is the separation of the inactive isomers and impurities from the active isomer (d-iso-lysergic acid diethylamide). Only roughly 30% of the the crude product is LSD, “while the...

December 11, 2017Read more...

#TestIt Alert Issued for Meridian, MS

Two pressed tablets sourced from Georgia and sold as ecstasy were submitted from Meridian, Mississippi. Neither tested positive for MDMA. The 'Heisenberg' Tablet The first pill is a multicolored, rainbow-hued 'Heisenberg' tablet (also called Walter White or Hipster). The pill tested as mostly caffeine with trace amounts of methamphetamine. The sender note states that the tablet 'doesn't react to Marquis or Mandelin tests’. There was a ‘very slight change’ on Marquis according to Ecstasydata.org’s tests, but the substance did not react with Mecke or Mandelin. The second pill is a predominantly white 'Hello Kitty face' tablet with very light blue and yellow...

December 5, 2017Read more...

Bath Salts Will Not Turn You Into a Cannibal

On May 26, 2012, Rudy Eugene, a 31-year-old car wash employee, violently attacked Ronald Poppo, a 65-year-old houseless man he encountered on Miami's McArthur Causeway. Eugene gnawed off most of his victim's face in an 18-minute assault that ended after he was shot by a police officer. Based on no evidence, and on one police officer's speculation alone, news outlets all over the world caught wind of the bizarre incident, attributing Eugene's savage violence to the use of "bath salts," -- a term used to describe synthetic cathinones like mephedrone (4-MMC), alpha-PVP, and MDPV. The media dubbed Eugene the “Causeway...

December 4, 2017Read more...

DanceSafe’s Fall Auction is Live!

And we’re live! To raise money for chapter development and outreach, DanceSafe is hosting a ten-day online auction starting today, November 28, 2017 and ending December 7. Proceeds from the auction will be used to help start new DanceSafe Chapters, and to provide resources to Chapters already established. Looking for unique gift ideas this holiday season? Check out all of the auction items and start your bidding now! Items include art, jewelry, collector’s items, and more!   DanceSafe’s services are vital for the safety and well being of individuals in our communities who attend live music events. With your help, we can...

November 28, 2017Read more...

Drinking Alcohol: A Socially Acceptable Way to Consume Drugs

Remember when we debunked the myth that caffeine was indeed a drug? Well, it’s time now to do the same for alcohol. Today, we bring to you #MythBusterMonday in all its might to dismantle the dichotomy between “drugs and alcohol.” As DanceSafe’s Kristin Karas is always so apt to point out, it should be more accurately stated as  “alcohol and other drugs.”    Alcohol, also known by its chemical name ethanol, is a psychoactive drug that is the active ingredient in beverages like beer, wine, and distilled spirits. It is one of the oldest and most common recreational substances, as some...

November 20, 2017Read more...

#TestIt Alert Issued for Boulder, CO

A participant from Boulder, Colorado has notified DanceSafe that a white powder with “some chunks” was sold as ketamine, but triggered a response for MDA (“Sass”), amphetamine, and potentially ketamine. Regarding the test results for the sample (pictured left), the participant stated: “As you can see, with the Simon, we saw a dark area, which indicated MDMA, MDE, meth or PMMA, but it was only a small dot of whatever reacted, most of it was non-reactive. The non-reaction with that, and the reactions with other substances implied MDA. The Folin reacted, but I'm not sure what it reacted with, the colors...

November 14, 2017Read more...

Myth: Strychnine is Commonly Found in LSD

For today’s #MythBusterMonday, we decided to take it back, old school style, to address the 1990’s myth that strychnine is commonly found in LSD. Although perhaps bygone, this tall tale deserves to be put to rest for good. Strychnine is a highly toxic, colorless, bitter, crystalline alkaloid used as a pesticide and that is known as a popular poison. It is found in the the seeds of the Strychnos nux-vomica tree, which contains more strychnine than any other commercial alkaloid. In the 1990’s, it was believed that strychnine was commonly found in LSD either because it was needed to bond LSD...

November 13, 2017Read more...