The Trip Report 14/02
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 I’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 here and if you need any help interpreting your results, DoseTest also offers a result resource here.
Final note: This report does not constitute medical advice. Some harm-reduction tips are offered, but if in doubt then for God’s sake, seek medical attention.
Standing Warnings
As the drug supply has degraded, our list of standing warnings has grown. Rather than give you the same information at the top of every report, you can find a dedicated article here and we’ll tell you here of any updates.
Warning: High Dose — 211mg
Substance: MDMA
Location: Barcelona
Advice: These pills are generally intended to contain more than one dose and as such, most come with a breakline. If you spot a pill on The Trip report, odds are you’ll want to snap it and have a half or even less to have the best experience.
Once you’re already up, you’ll want to 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://energycontrol.org/analisis-de-sustancias/
MDMA info: https://psychonautwiki.org/wiki/MDMA
Warning: Extremely High Dose + Adulterant — 260+29mg
Substance: MDMA and amphetamine
Sold as: MDMA
Location: Barcelona
Advice: I’ve no idea why a perfectly good superpill would also have a solid dose of amphetamine added on like this — let’s just hope it doesn’t become a trend, because it adds a lot of complicating factors to the experience and pretty significantly increases many of the risks. While speed may not contribute to a standard “overdose” response, it could be a major contributing factor to pretty much every other bit of harm that MDMA can do — the risk of overheating, heart issues, panic attacks and neurotoxicity are all increased by this bizarre addition.
The combination might not be too immediately obvious if you take it, though — so long as you practice basic harm reduction protocols like starting low and going slow (as you’d have to anyway, given the 260mg of MDMA in this pill) it’ll be pretty similar to a normal roll with an extra stimulant edge that some folk may like, but most would rather avoid.
As with any combination of drugs, this can be a bit tougher to test for than a straightforward substitution. Your best bet would be to use Simon’s reagent, which MDMA would turn dark blue and which speed would turn red/brown. The combination of the two should give you a horrible mottled colour that’ll differentiate it from the real deal.
Source: https://energycontrol.org/analisis-de-sustancias/
MDMA info: https://psychonautwiki.org/wiki/MDMA
Amphetamine info: https://psychonautwiki.org/wiki/Amphetamine
Warning: Adulterated Substance
Substance: MDMA and amphetamine (176+27mg)
Sold as: MDMA
Location: Barcelona
Advice: Pretty much as above, but less so.
Source: https://energycontrol.org/analisis-de-sustancias/
MDMA info: https://psychonautwiki.org/wiki/MDMA
Amphetamine info: https://psychonautwiki.org/wiki/Amphetamine
Warning: Mislabelled Substance
Substance: Amphetamine and Caffeine
Sold as: MDMA
Location: Vienna
Advice: Amphetamine presents a specific risk of anxiety symptoms, as the stimulant effects of amphetamine are more potent at equivalent dose than those of MDMA, and unmoderated by MDMA’s empathogenic (loved-up) effects.
Fortunately, since this is such a long-standing substitution, the reagent testing around it is incredibly solid. Marquis reagent will turn orange/red in the presence of amphetamine (it’s unresponsive to caffeine, so that won’t affect the results) and purple-black when exposed to MDMA.
Source: https://checkit.wien/media/checkit_Warnungen_2022_KW5.pdf
Amphetamine info: https://psychonautwiki.org/wiki/Amphetamine
Caffeine info: https://psychonautwiki.org/wiki/Caffeine
Warning: Mislabelled Substance
Substance: 3-CMC and Caffeine
Sold as: MDMA
Location: Tested in Utrecht
Advice: We don’t know how much 3-CMC is in each pill, so it’s pretty hard to tell where this lies on the spectrum between dudness and lethality, but we know it’s on it. 3-CMC is pretty poorly understood, but is generally not considered to be great — it’s pretty weak, providing a “raw” stimulation once you come up, and is associated with a lot of neurotoxicity (although as with all these research chems, this is just an educated guess). The caffeine is quantified, at least, with each pill containing 25mg — that’s about half a cup of tea.
Fortunately, this is really easy to test for: neither 3-CMC or caffeine will react with your trusty Marquis reagent, while MDMA will produce its signature purple/black colour.
Source: https://www.drugs-test.nl/en/extra-dangerous-drugs/
3-CMC info: http://drugs.tripsit.me/3-CMC
Caffeine info: https://psychonautwiki.org/wiki/Caffeine
Warning: High Dose — 224mg
Substance: MDMA
Location: Zurich
Advice: These pills are generally intended to contain more than one dose and as such, most come with a breakline. If you spot a pill on The Trip report, odds are you’ll want to snap it and have a half or even less to have the best experience.
Once you’re already up, you’ll want to 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://www.saferparty.ch/warnungen/tesla-250822-040222
MDMA info: https://psychonautwiki.org/wiki/MDMA
Warning: High Dose — 213mg (pink Red Bull)
Substance: MDMA
Location: Zurich
Advice: These pills are generally intended to contain more than one dose and as such, most come with a breakline. If you spot a pill on The Trip report, odds are you’ll want to snap it and have a half or even less to have the best experience.
Once you’re already up, you’ll want to 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://energycontrol.org/analisis-de-sustancias/
MDMA info: https://psychonautwiki.org/wiki/MDMA
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