Drug checking is a tool to help increase knowledge about the true contents of street drugs.

Methods used in drug checking range from single-use test strips that are quick and can be used by anyone, to laboratory machines that require sending a sample away to be analyzed by a chemist. But the goal is the same: drug checking provides people the opportunity to learn what's in substances they have or might use. This can help people who use drugs avoid unwanted substances, contaminants, and cuts.

The illicit drug market lacks regulations and information on dosage, safety, or quality of drugs, so people can be exposed to things they don't want to use. Drug checking helps fill these information gaps by informing the community about the contents of street drugs. This can help people who use drugs avoid unwanted substances, contaminants, and cuts.

The program is anonymous, free, and voluntary. We won't ask you for any identifying information.

Watch this video to see how it works!