After a hiatus, Bay Area DanceSafe is back in action! Bay Area DanceSafe was the first ever DanceSafe Chapter founded in 1998 so it’s especially fitting that the Chapter is revived as DanceSafe celebrates its 20th birthday this year. Bay Area DanceSafe will provide services at events in the SF Bay Area, Santa Cruz, and the surrounding areas. Read more

A round, white pharmaceutical style tablet with “RP” on one side and “10 325” on the other was sold as Percocet but tested as just Acetaminophen (Tylenol). The tablet was sourced and submitted to EcstasyData.org from Cincinnati, OH. Read more

A yellow bar tablet with three score lines and “R | 0 | 3 | 9” appearing on one side was sold as Xanax but tested as 4-chloro-alpha-PVP (“4C-PVP”) and N-Ethylpentylone, both cathinones. The tablet was sourced and submitted to EcstasyData.org from Houston, TX. Read more

An orange, oval tablet sold as Adderall and submitted to EcstasyData.org from San Jose, CA, tested as Methamphetamine. The pill had imprinted on one side “b” and “974” with break lines, and on the back “-3|0-”, resembling a prescription 30mg Adderall tablet. However, this pill is counterfeit. Read more

Recently the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, Dr. Elinore McCance-Katz, wrote an article critical of fentanyl testing strips. In the article she reveals some concerning beliefs about people who use drugs. Dr. McCance-Katz holds a powerful position in the government. She advises the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ... Read more

A community member has submitted information to DanceSafe regarding a substance sourced by a “friend of a friend” in the San Francisco, CA Bay Area that is being marketed and sold as ketamine, described as a “white powder, fluffy, not dissimilar from cocaine.” Tests from reagents are inconclusive and did not identify the substance as Ketamine. Read more

An off-white, slightly peach-colored Telsa with orange specks and a score line on the back was expected to be MDMA but tested as mostly caffeine (5 active parts) with some methamphetamine (1 active part). The tablet was sourced and submitted to EcstasyData.org from Los Angeles, CA. Read more

A blue Nemo tablet sold as MDMA in Houston, TX tested as equal parts caffeine and methamphetamine. The pressed tablet contains no break line and the same image appears on the front and the back. Read more

We are stoked to announce the official launch of the Twin Cities DanceSafe Chapter! The Chapter will be headed by a stellar leadership team that has a background in harm reduction, drug policy reform, and community organizing. Read more

Today, 9/20, people all of the world are celebrating Psilocybin Awareness Day in honor of a strain of fungus referred to by the late Terence McKenna as “the starborn magic mushroom.” Read more