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💥BREAKING NEWS💥
Many congratulations to Emily Dawber on conferment of her #Masters today. Well done!
Dr RyanMewis, Dr Jim Pritchett & I are extremely proud of your hard work both in your research and for your dedication to @mandrakelab.bsky.social’s harm reduction activities.
Working w/ local partners a number of samples have been tested by the team
We confirm that though ketamine was detected, the levels of medetomidine present varied significantly across the samples
✅ Testing strips are available online
✅ If unwell please seek medical attention
⛔️CAUTION!⛔️ 23 Aug 2025
Back-of-house substance testing by @MANDRAKE_LAB has found multiple samples of synthetic #cathinone 4-chloromethcathinone (4-CMC) circulating at Manchester Pride Festival.
If unwell please seek medical attention.
⚠️WARNING⚠️ 19 Nov 2025
Multiple samples of ketamine circulating in #Manchester have been confirmed, by our lab, to be contaminated with medetomidine
The GM Drugs Early Warning System has subsequently issued the following warning
If unwell please seek medical attention
Working with local partners/stakeholders a number of samples of #MDMA crystal/powder have been tested by the team
We can confirm that no adulterants or other drugs were detected, however, the purity varied significantly across the samples
If unwell please seek medical attention
💥Update💥 The “αη” logo on the blue pills (LHS) resembles the “Albert Heijn” logo.
⚠️WARNING⚠️ 23 Oct 2025
With two separate, tragic deaths in #Manchester last week, both involving young women and both believed to have taken #MDMA powder/crystals GMCA have issued this alert via the GM Drugs Early Warning System.
If unwell please seek medical attention.
💥TESTING DATA💥 Mar 2025
A quick snapshot of recent bsky.app/profile/mand... testing data, of frequently encountered “Ecstasy” pill/tablet types, from across Greater Manchester’s NTE venues.
MDMA (as salt) content was determined by GCMS using primary reference std & expressed in mg/tab.
Concerned individuals have asked us to provide a representative image of samples that have tested positive.
✅ Remember samples can vary in physical appearance
✅ Testing strips are available online
✅ If unwell please seek medical attention
⛔️CAUTION!⛔️ 03 May 2025
Multiple examples of high content #Ecstasy tablets analytically confirmed by @MANDRAKE_LAB, to contain #MDMA (254 - 264 mg/tablet) = to 2½ - 3x the common oral dose circulating in #Manchester.
If unwell please seek medical attention.
