Guy Jones. Information on drug analysis for home and professional scientists as well as drug trends and policy. Special expertise on novel drugs.
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Reagent Tests UK retweeted
10 Jun 2025
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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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.
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Reagent Tests UK retweeted
30 May 2025
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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.
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28 May 2025
reagent-tests.uk will be down for 2 hours on Wednesday 28th May from 10am for scheduled maintenance. Orders will be processed as normal.
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20 May 2025
We have a significant server issue which means the reagent-tests.uk site is not loading. We expect to be back online in the next 2 hours.
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Reagent Tests UK retweeted
13 Feb 2025
CH-FUBBMPDORA, a new N-acylaminopyridone synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonist has been identified.
analyticalsciencejournals.on…
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Reagent Tests UK retweeted
12 Dec 2024
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). doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-8…
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28 Nov 2024
I'll be speaking in Warsaw next week, discussing drug trends in Europe using insight from data collected by drug checking organisations in TEDI. TEDInetwork.org hashtag#EHRC2024 organised by @CorrelationNet
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Reagent Tests UK retweeted
13 Nov 2024
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
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Reagent Tests UK retweeted
8 Nov 2024
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.
bit.ly/4e7V3y7
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Reagent Tests UK retweeted
18 Oct 2024
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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9 Oct 2024
RT @gmpolice: #NEWS | We have launched the city-region's first published drugs strategy this week alongside @DeputyMayorofGM at @ManMetUni.…
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Reagent Tests UK retweeted
23 Sep 2024
New article published in BJC by The Loop research team explores the proposed poppers exemption.
We argue that this unprecedented & apparently liberal recommendation risks bolstering & thereby exacerbating differential discrimination through drug controls.
doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azae055
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Reagent Tests UK retweeted
5 Sep 2024
🧵 THREAD: Why the UK Government’s Use of “Zombie Drug” Language is Harmful
1/ The UK government’s decision to ban xylazine is no surprise. But using the term "zombie drug" in official communication is both unacceptable and dangerous. Here’s why👇
volteface.me/governemnts-sti…
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Reagent Tests UK retweeted
29 Aug 2024
Council tax should go. And stamp duty and business rates along with it.
But how to cover the lost revenue, and avoid property values surging?
Land value tax. taxpolicy.org.uk/2024/06/09/…
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Reagent Tests UK retweeted
28 Aug 2024
Only 4 out of 100 sexual assaults at Reading Leeds Festival led to a prosecution in 2023.
Yet police made 56 drug arrests courts gave out many long prison sentences for drug supply.
People consent to using drugs. Nobody consents to sexual assault.
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Reagent Tests UK retweeted
17 Aug 2024
In light of the growing risk in the illicit drug market, @5742Days & I were interviewed by @tweeter_anita & discussed the growing importance of #drugchecking & the work of @WeAreTheLoopUK on @BBCPM yesterday.
Listen to Anne Marie discussing her daughter Martha here:-
16 Aug 2024
The National Crime Agency warns drugs have never been more dangerous in its annual assessment of serious and organised crime today.
@tweeter_anita speaks to Anne-Marie Cockburn, whose daughter Martha died in 2013 after taking pure crystallised MDMA.
#BBCPM
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The SWGDRUG IR library, version 3.1 (May 15, 2024) has been posted. Over 800 compounds are available in the library.
swgdrug.org/ir.htm
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Reagent Tests UK retweeted
16 Aug 2024
I coordinate our drug tents at each event, they are *not* monitored and it’s acknowledged that people come to us for all reasons.
We take in samples for public health purposes in agreement with all stakeholders without any issues.
No issues have emerged at any event to date.
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Reagent Tests UK retweeted
15 Aug 2024
1/3 National Crime Agency has published a strategic assessment. Some highlights from the drugs section:
Global cocaine production doubled from 2014 to 2021. An estimated 2,300 tons produced in 2021.
No reduction in supply of heroin to UK (yet) but wholesale price has risen/
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