New Updates: Board of Directors & Advisory Council
Sara Gael joins the Advisory Council, Monique Chavez steps up as Board President, and Chalaina Connors rejoins the Board!
Sara Gael joins the Advisory Council, Monique Chavez steps up as Board President, and Chalaina Connors rejoins the Board!
This post contains information about several major reagent reactions that need to be updated on DanceSafe printed materials. The reaction changes are listed below, along with explanations. A longer discussion around reagents and reactions in general is included at the end. By: Rachel Clark, Education Manager DanceSafe National has determined that several reagent reactions on the DanceSafe color chart are no longer accurate, specifically those listed for cocaine, MDA, 2C-B, and oxycodone. Discussion summary: It is critically important to understand that reagent testing is looking for red flags, not green lights. Reagents cannot be used to confirm the contents of your substance. Some...
A (very) deep dive into all the ins and outs of why someone might lose consciousness at an event.
An emergency text went out at Electric Forest 2022 claiming that fentanyl-laced mushrooms were causing ODs. We wrote this guide on how to figure out if a claim about drugs is legit.
5-MeO-DMT, not to be confused with similarly-named DMT, is a powerful hallucinogenic substance that can either be synthesized or extracted from plants or animals like the Bufo Alvarius toad. 5 is known for inducing ego death states.
Justine (she/her) joined DanceSafe as a temporary legal extern in early 2022, while Bry (any) is DanceSafe's new Admin Associate!
How do you respond when someone tells you that you’ve caused harm, or you realize you’ve crossed their boundary?
We're taking a collective breather as the year closes out. Here's what we've been working on and where we're moving towards. See you soon.
DanceSafe welcomes Jessica Breemen as our newest executive staff member! Jess will be focusing on growth, impact, and strategy.
The verdict: Injection attacks (being unconsensually stabbed and dosed with a drug) are extremely improbable at best.