The Trip Report 29/07
Even if you know exactly what you’re taking, drug use is never safe — that said, it’s much safer when you do.
Through the work of organisations such as WEDINOS, The Loop, and SaferParty, we know a little more about the drugs in circulation. The report provided below is a summary of their findings over the last week.* This report is primarily UK-focused and couldn’t possibly cover everything, so if you find something I’ve missed please contact me and we’ll get it updated.
The absence of a product from this list doesn’t mean that it shouldn’t be there; you might have something more dangerous than anything listed, but it just hasn’t been reported yet. A vital tool for any drug user is a testkit, which allows you to identify roughly what is actually in your stash. You can find them at https://www.reagent-tests.uk and get additional support from the helpful community at https://www.reddit.com/r/ReagentTesting/ .
Final note: This report does not constitute medical advice. Some harm-reduction tips are offered for those who have already taken the compound, but if in doubt seek medical attention.
Standing Warning: Mislabelled Benzos
Dozens of samples from across the UK have been shown to be mis-sold, primarily a glut of etizolam being presented as diazepam and alprazolam. For the time being, it is advised to mistrust anything that didn’t come from the literal pharmacist because these samples have been pressed into convincing pills, even sold in blister packs, and reagent testing between these substances is very difficult. These “street blues” have been implicated in deaths across the country, and are not to be taken lightly
Warning: Mislabelled Substance
Substance: 4-CEC
Sold as: 4-MMC
Location: Liverpool
Advice: Sorry folks, we’ve got nothing. There is very little information out there about this substance on any level (hence the info link below leading to a 4-year-old Bluelight thread). It appears that the dose-differential means that consuming some 4-CEC expecting 4-MMC (mephedrone) isn’t likely to cause issues of acute toxicity, but is very likely to cause a disappointing and underwhelming high. Continuing to dose at this point rather than simply abandoning it as bunk, however, may lead to severely toxic effects (again though, we can’t really specify anything).
There is no information on which we could honestly recommend any reagent testing, or any particular experiential variation that would clearly delineate between this and other cathinones. If you have what you believe to be 4-MMC and aren’t feeling specifically what you would expect past the 50mg mark then we can only advise that you flush it, as it’s more likely to be another substance entirely than a weak or adulterated batch. Mephedrone may have been fun while it lasted, but the primary thing that it had to offer was the low price and high purity afforded by its legal status. Without that and in light of an ever-dwindling pre-ban supply, that time has now passed.
Source: http://www.wedinos.org/db/samples/ (sample W010838)
4-CEC Info: https://bit.ly/2KeUtTz
Warning: Extremely high dose — 250mg
Substance: MDMA
Location: Kendal Calling
Advice: Avoid redosing, stay cool and maintain adequate hydration. Many users will dehydrate through sweat, but sweating also sheds electrolytes and some users have suffered from hyponatremia from drinking only water to replenish themselves. If possible, find a sports drink like Lucozade or, if no other solutions are available, add a pinch of salt to the occasional glass of water.
Source: https://bit.ly/2KdsEdY
MDMA info: https://psychonautwiki.org/wiki/MDMA
Warning: High dose — 220–240mg
Substance: MDMA
Location: Kendal Calling
Advice: Avoid redosing, stay cool and maintain adequate hydration. Many users will dehydrate through sweat, but sweating also sheds electrolytes and some users have suffered from hyponatremia from drinking only water to replenish themselves. If possible, find a sports drink like Lucozade or, if no other solutions are available, add a pinch of salt to the occasional glass of water.
Source: https://bit.ly/2yogwS9
MDMA info: https://psychonautwiki.org/wiki/MDMA
Warning: High dose — 212mg
Substance: MDMA
Location: Tested in Zurich
Advice: Avoid redosing, stay cool and maintain adequate hydration. Many users will dehydrate through sweat, but sweating also sheds electrolytes and some users have suffered from hyponatremia from drinking only water to replenish themselves. If possible, find a sports drink like Lucozade or, if no other solutions are available, add a pinch of salt to the occasional glass of water.
Source: https://bit.ly/2YuzxAY
MDMA info: https://psychonautwiki.org/wiki/MDMA
Warning: High Dose — 217mg
Substance: MDMA
Location: Tested in Geneva
Advice: We can’t say for sure, but these pills don’t look the same as the famous Trump batch of last summer. They could be older and the press a little worn, but we suspect this might be a knockoff batch, with other pills varying greatly in dose. We’ll be keeping a very close eye on this press in the coming weeks, and will update you soon.
For the time being, the advice remains the same — avoid redosing, stay cool and maintain adequate hydration. Many users will dehydrate through sweat, but sweating also sheds electrolytes and some users have suffered from hyponatremia from drinking only water to replenish themselves. If possible, find a sports drink like Lucozade or, if no other solutions are available, add a pinch of salt to the occasional glass of water.
Source: https://bit.ly/2Ooif4E
MDMA info: https://psychonautwiki.org/wiki/MDMA
Warning: High Dose — 207mg
Substance: MDMA
Location: Tested in Zurich
Advice: Avoid redosing, stay cool and maintain adequate hydration. Many users will dehydrate through sweat, but sweating also sheds electrolytes and some users have suffered from hyponatremia from drinking only water to replenish themselves. If possible, find a sports drink like Lucozade or, if no other solutions are available, add a pinch of salt to the occasional glass of water.
Source: https://bit.ly/2K9YCrD
MDMA info: https://psychonautwiki.org/wiki/MDMA
Warning: High dose — 201mg
Substance: MDMA
Location: Tested in Zurich
Advice: Avoid redosing, stay cool and maintain adequate hydration. Many users will dehydrate through sweat, but sweating also sheds electrolytes and some users have suffered from hyponatremia from drinking only water to replenish themselves. If possible, find a sports drink like Lucozade or, if no other solutions are available, add a pinch of salt to the occasional glass of water.
Source: https://bit.ly/2OoiU68
MDMA info: https://psychonautwiki.org/wiki/MDMA
Warning: High dose — 205mg
Substance: MDMA
Location: Tested in Vienna
Advice: Avoid redosing, stay cool and maintain adequate hydration. Many users will dehydrate through sweat, but sweating also sheds electrolytes and some users have suffered from hyponatremia from drinking only water to replenish themselves. If possible, find a sports drink like Lucozade or, if no other solutions are available, add a pinch of salt to the occasional glass of water.
Source: https://checkit.wien/media/Checkit_Warnungen_0719.pdf
MDMA info: https://psychonautwiki.org/wiki/MDMA
Warning: High Dose — 242mg
Substance: MDMA
Location: Tested in Vienna
Advice: Avoid redosing, stay cool and maintain adequate hydration. Many users will dehydrate through sweat, but sweating also sheds electrolytes and some users have suffered from hyponatremia from drinking only water to replenish themselves. If possible, find a sports drink like Lucozade or, if no other solutions are available, add a pinch of salt to the occasional glass of water.
Source: https://checkit.wien/media/Checkit_Warnungen_0719.pdf
MDMA info: https://psychonautwiki.org/wiki/MDMA
Warning: High dose — 248mg
Substance: MDMA
Location: Tested in Vienna
Advice: Avoid redosing, stay cool and maintain adequate hydration. Many users will dehydrate through sweat, but sweating also sheds electrolytes and some users have suffered from hyponatremia from drinking only water to replenish themselves. If possible, find a sports drink like Lucozade or, if no other solutions are available, add a pinch of salt to the occasional glass of water.
Source: https://checkit.wien/media/Checkit_Warnungen_0719.pdf
MDMA info: https://psychonautwiki.org/wiki/MDMA
Warning: Mislabelled Substance
Substance: Pentylone
Sold as: MDMA
Location: Tested in Utrecht
Advice: Do not redose. As with the more-common N-ethylpentylone, the primary concern with pentylone is that its effects emulate those of a weak MDMA experience for the first hour or so. This leads to punters assuming the pills to merely be low-dosed MDMA pills and taking more and more to chase the high. The high never comes, but the wretched after-effects build up quickly as the dose climbs. Reports abound of victims of this substitution being hospitalised due not to serotonin syndrome or overheating, but due to 3 and 4 and 5 days without sleep. If you suspect you have taken pentylone, simply avoid redosing and the effects will wear off. If you have redosed already, and have experienced the sleeplessness described for more than one night, seek medical attention.
Pentylone and MDMA cannot be easily identified by the user as stated above, but can be clearly distinguished using the Marquis reagent which will produce a deep purple/black colour in the presence of MDMA and a sickly, putrid yellow in the presence of pentylone (Editorial note: The Trip Report is officially opposed to pentylone.)
Source: https://ti-redalert.e-dev.nl/api/index.cfm?act=print.doc
Info: https://psychonautwiki.org/wiki/Pentylone
Warnings are also released by local police forces, in-house testing at festivals, and by users at https://pillreports.net. These warnings are, however, are unquantified and often unreliable so they are given less weight.
