@drugcheckingTO Sudbury, extended, February 21.

@drugcheckingTO Belleville update, #Xylazine February 15

@DrugStrategies @drugcheckingTO Found in what was suspected to be pharmaceutical opioids. I fear the media hype about diverted safe supply will make folks not realize that they are buying fake pills. Diversion happens but everyone needs to assume fake and take precautions

@GMSHAlliance shared a table with @drugcheckingTO today at Barbara Hall park at the 519 Community Centre for International Overdose Awareness Day!

Ontario communities - #urban, #rural, and #remote - depend on drug checking services via #CTS #SCS sites c/o @drugcheckingTO . #ONgov's defunding imperils #overdose alerts and life-saving efforts in communities with AND without #SCS. Quick read: https://t.co/BbRIPOq8Nf

Animal tranquilizers are becoming increasingly common in the unregulated drug supply. One contaminant, xylazine, is found in 10% of fentanyl samples, says Hayley Thompson of Toronto's Drug Checking Service housed at St. Michael's Hospital. @drugcheckingTO https://t.co/T5DgnDcDot

Sudbury and area, February 10, #AdvisoryAlert re: Medetomidine/dexmedetomidine. More details in the link. cc: @drugcheckingTO https://t.co/Xg0tgrGmVC

Harm reduction colleagues @drugcheckingTO in Toronto have been on top of this already https://t.co/pgS1CGR5xD

Today is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. At Toronto's Drug Checking Service, we are committed to reflecting and learning about how the toxic drug supply crisis disproportionately impacts Indigenous people and communities. #NDTR2024 #NDTR

Free and anonymous drug checking at Parkdale Queen West CHC on June 26 and June 27. Give us approximately 10 mg of your drug to get checked and receive information on the composition of your sample along with tailored harm reduction strategies in real time! @drugcheckingTO

Toronto's unregulated opioid supply has become more unpredictable, data from @drugcheckingTO at St. Michael's Hospital shows. Lead Karen McDonald spoke to @YourMorning about the crisis and the important information the service provides. (1:15:10) https://t.co/mqtz1u6d1Z

Tranq drugs like xylazine, aka the “zombie drug” (due to sedation, skin ulcers and limb loss), were found in 77% of fentanyl samples in March, according to @drugcheckingTO. The service is at risk: two sites closed April 1, and federal funding ends in June.

Animal tranquilizers are showing up in 30-40% of expected fentanyl samples in street drugs, says Hayley Thompson of @drugcheckingTO based out of St. Michael's Hospital. Better options are needed to address the opioid crisis, she says. @CTVToronto https://t.co/FUIhrQ4VNm

Grateful for our friends @drugcheckingTO for the bi weekly report.

1/4: Toronto’s Drug Checking Service (@drugcheckingTO) recently identified medetomidine/dexmedetomidine, animal tranquilizers, in the unregulated drug supply in the #CityOfTO: https://t.co/6Q7Fp84mdM

10 key findings related to the impact of Toronto’s Drug Checking Service https://t.co/be1BbSeTUf HT Karen McDonald and @drugcheckingTO

We've released new drug market monitoring visualizations to provide even more information on Toronto's unregulated drug supply. Here's an overview, or check them all out here: https://t.co/JoB6FfS767

The Ontario Government has announced plans to ban supervised consumption sites within 200m of schools and child care centres. How would this impact drug checking service delivery in Ontario and unregulated drug market monitoring in Canada? Read our memo: https://t.co/Kr5Jj1BlZp

KMOPS offers; free & anonymous drug checking through @drugcheckingTO For more info, head on over to our Instagram page! We have lots of pictures and info there. 💜