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Guy Jones. Information on drug analysis for home and professional scientists as well as drug trends and policy. Special expertise on novel drugs.

[Reagent Tests UK @PolicyChange]

@Finumus1 So incineration of food waste only really makes sense if the kerbside collection adds a very significant extra cost. Improving domestic fertiliser and methane production confers a resource security benefit. The cost difference is prob lower than you think.

[Reagent Tests UK @PolicyChange]

@Finumus1 Digestion creates fertiliser and methane. Both are much easier to handle compared to incineration of solids which makes tonnes of caustic ash which is difficult to dispose of.
Add on top the fact that the "fuel" for that incineration would have an extremely high water content.

[Reagent Tests UK @PolicyChange]

@_FleetNews Dead link at the bottom of this: https://t.co/wnHdPODCcT

[Reagent Tests UK @PolicyChange]

@Nimisha_Jn @AutoTrader @AutoTraderSA I think there is a mistake in this article, shouldn't the BIK rate for electric vans be 0%? https://t.co/OOlLubWUO6

[Steve Rolles @SteveTransform]

Notably use of these 'intoxicating hemp' products is twice as high in cannabis prohibition states than in regulated cannabis states.

It is clear that the market opportunity for these products is created by the farm bill loophole combined with cannabis prohibition
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[LEAP UK @UKLEAP]

We’re in a state of shock and grief to learn of the passing of Peter, a friend of us here and someone we’ve worked with many times.

Rest well Peter - you’ve most certainly earned that rest.

https://t.co/9WD92rkYtq

[The Loop @WeAreTheLoopUK]

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2 deaths last weekend in London were from pills confirmed as #nitazenes & similar to pills tested by The Loop.
They looked like oxys BUT it is not known what they were bought as.
Take care whatever pills you take.
Carry #naloxone, check in on friends & test if you can.

[Reagent Tests UK @PolicyChange]

https://t.co/4CPSm0Scbd will be down for 2 hours on Wednesday 28th May from 10am for scheduled maintenance. Orders will be processed as normal.

[Reagent Tests UK @PolicyChange]

We have a significant server issue which means the https://t.co/4CPSm0Scbd site is not loading. We expect to be back online in the next 2 hours.

[István Ujváry 🇭🇺 ⚗️ 📚 🖥️🏳️ @IUjvary]

CH-FUBBMPDORA, a new N-acylaminopyridone synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonist has been identified.
https://t.co/JmacxbJ2LF

[Reagent Tests UK @PolicyChange]

@judithyates1 @WEDINOSProject Something surprising about W059985 from 4th Jan is the presence of the heroin byproduct 6-MAM. This is only made when opium is converted to heroin.

So the sample has been mixed with actual "heroin" or this is an artefact of WEDINOS reporting.

[István Ujváry 🇭🇺 ⚗️ 📚 🖥️🏳️ @IUjvary]

Ribeiro, R., da Silva, Y.C., Finotti, R. et al. Trema micranthum (L.) Blume as a new source of cannabinoids. Sci Rep 14, 29620 (2024). https://t.co/tKBGrn12yu

[Reagent Tests UK @PolicyChange]

I'll be speaking in Warsaw next week, discussing drug trends in Europe using insight from data collected by drug checking organisations in TEDI. https://t.co/khyvAgb89c hashtag#EHRC2024 organised by @CorrelationNet

[Max Daly @Narcomania]

Russia has developed a unique drug trade model combining darknet markets, cryptocurrency payments and physical ‘dead drops’, which now dominates its illegal drug economy 2/12

[Josh Torrance @Joshitea]

The largest single seizure of cocaine ever by Spanish authorities - 13 tons found in Spain in one shipping container, sent from Ecuador. That's a lot of eggs in one basket. Insight Crime with good coverage as per usual.

https://t.co/hYygy8D89k

[The Loop @WeAreTheLoopUK]

Ahead of the weekend - and after several hospitalisations last weekend - The Loop is highlighting the importance of taking extra care in MDMA use & avoiding mixing drugs. Average pill strength nationwide is about 2x an adult dose.
#GoSlowStayLow
#TakeQuarterSipWater
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[Reagent Tests UK @PolicyChange]

@SteveTransform @90sSuit @FMeasham @EveningStandard Though it is possible that you are among those who have been sold 4-CMC instead of 4-MMC, in which case you are completely right, this is significantly different. Of course, this can be detected before consumption by https://t.co/4CPSm0SK0L!

[Reagent Tests UK @PolicyChange]

@SteveTransform @90sSuit @FMeasham @EveningStandard Analysis shows that most mephedrone is chemically indistinguishable from the mephedrone that was sold then, so the idea that it could be "nothing like" the substance viewed through the lens of memory is surprising. It's likely that subjective factors account for the difference.

[Reagent Tests UK @PolicyChange]

@SteveTransform @90sSuit @FMeasham @EveningStandard This could be due to physiological changes in the brain altering the present experience, or due to the unreliable witness effect where memories create a distorted picture of the past.