The Trip Report 31/01
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: Mislabelled Substance
Substance: Ketamine
Sold as: Mephedrone
Location: London
Advice: This isn’t too physically dangerous a substitution unless you dose up before doing some high-stakes jaywalking, but it can be pretty scary if you start with a big line and aren’t familiar with ket. While the difference isn’t huge, ket is a bit more potent than mephedrone so you’d be higher than expected (insofar as you can compare the intensities of such different drugs).
If you do end up taking this, simply starting low and going slow could be enough to spot it and even if you end up K-holed, you just need to remain calm and get to somewhere you can safely wait it out. It’s still not a nice experience though, so let’s get testing.
We can spot this with a simple Marquis test with a keen eye (neither causes a colour change, but mephedrone will cause the reagent to fizz), but if you’re being more careful then Simon’s is a better bet. Mephedrone won’t react with that at all, while ketamine will turn orange, then pink, then yellow.
Source: https://www.wedinos.org/db/samples/ (Ref: W023749)
Ketamine info: https://psychonautwiki.org/wiki/Ketamine
Warning: High Dose — 223mg
Substance: MDMA
Location: Madrid
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: Mislabelled Substance
Substance: Ketamine and Caffeine
Sold as: Adderall (amphetamine)
Location: Zurich
Advice: Ketamine isn’t quite so strong as amphetamine milligram-for-milligram, but that’s where the similarities end.
Even when both are pure, ketamine is only slightly weaker than speed (30–75mg for a common dose compared to 15–30mg) and ket is often sold much purer, so what you end up with may end up taking you just as far or further, albeit in an entirely different direction. While the direct physical risks associated with doing this are relatively minimal, finding yourself suddenly ketty (particularly if the feeling is new to you) can be quite disorienting and frightening, as well as rendering you vulnerable to falling all over yourself. If you find yourself in this situation, your best bet would be to find a mate and get them to extract you from the situation and off to somewhere safer for a chiller evening.
Fortunately, this sample is much easier to test than the above: Marquis reagent will turn a rich orange/red in the presence of amphetamine, whereas it won’t respond to ketamine at all.
Source: https://www.saferparty.ch/warnungen/ketamin-und-koffein-verkauft-als-amphetamin
Ketamine info: https://psychonautwiki.org/wiki/Ketamine
Caffeine info: https://psychonautwiki.org/wiki/Caffeine
Warning: Extremely High Dose — 284mg
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/pop-smoke-250122
MDMA info: https://psychonautwiki.org/wiki/MDMA
Warning: High Dose — 239mg
Substance: MDMA
Location: Madrid
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: High Dose — 229mg
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: High Dose — 214mg
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: Comically High Dose — 427mg
Substance: MDMA
Location: Tarragona
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: Mislabelled Substance
Substance: Oxycodone
Sold as: Cocaine
Location: Portsmouth
Advice: While it may seem more minor than some others, this is a really dangerous substitution. A single chunky line of this potent opioid painkiller could render someone unconscious at the best of times (a common cocaine dose is 30–60mg, whereas a heavy oxy dose is >40mg), and if the user has been drinking then that one line could be fatal; like benzos, opiates and alcohol do not play well together.
The hope here is that this is a ground-up oxy pill, containing only a small amount of the drug compared to binders and fillers, and Wedinos simply hasn’t included those in the results as they aren’t active. While it could still be dangerous, that could be the difference between a rough night and a fatality.
Starting low (extremely low, like “checking if you’re allergic” low) and going slow could help with this, but you may wanna err on the side of caution with some testing. Cocaine is generally pretty unresponsive, but we can find a nice clear delineation using Liebermann reagent: cocaine will turn it a yellowy-orange whereas oxy will turn it purple.
Source: https://www.wedinos.org/db/samples/ (ref: W023748)
Oxycodone Info: https://psychonautwiki.org/wiki/Oxycodone
Warning: Adulterated Substance
Substance: Cocaine and 4F-MPH
Sold as: Cocaine
Location: Manchester
Advice: It’s pretty hard to gauge if this is a serious problem. 4F-MPH (Ritalin with a fluorine atom glued on) seems to be pretty well-tolerated, and the most common description of it is as an effective functional stimulant which isn’t particularly exciting. However, it’s even more potent than oxy above, with a heavy dose considered to be anything over 20mg. Of course, we don’t know how much there is in the sample and the Wedinos listing also includes 4 cutting agents as minor contents, so it’s likely that this sample is still less potent than the average sample of street coke anyway.
If you want to play it safe and test for this adulteration, you’d need to dig around in the back of your kit for your Ehrlich reagent. While that’s usually reserved for testing acid, it’s perfect for this sample: cocaine won’t react with it at all, while 4F-MPH will turn it bright yellow.
Source: https://www.wedinos.org/db/samples/ (ref: W023817)
Cocaine info: https://psychonautwiki.org/wiki/Cocaine
4F-MPH info: https://psychonautwiki.org/wiki/4F-MPH
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