The Loop has announced a series of drug testing and harm reduction training courses. The drug checking charity and research group will be running 11...
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The crucial UK drug checking non-profit is hosting a series of educational sessions beginning tonight
Described as a “landmark moment for harm reduction”, the free and confidential drop-in service will run monthly
The tablets are said to contain 2.5 times the standard MDMA dose
Nearly two-thirds of festivalgoers who learned their drugs did not match what they were sold as decided to dispose of the remaining substances
The Loop has issued alerts about “Teddy Bear”, “SoundCloud” and “Ninja Turtle” pill
The average strength of pills tested at last weekend's Parklife festival was 1.5 times that of the typical tablet
45% of samples believed to be MDMA that were tested at three festivals in England last summer in fact contained none of the drug
Award-winning organisation The Loop is partnering with the local authority, Bristol Drugs Project, and People's Republic of Stokes Croft in a huge step forward for harm reduction in Britain
Three men and a woman were also arrested on suspicion of drugs offences
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The Loop found four sets of pills in circulation at Parklife that looked like the same batch, but all were made with different drugs
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The event will raise money for harm reduction charity The Loop
The Cause is holding a fundraiser event for drug safety and harm reduction charity The Loop this Sunday, 15th August.
Taking place from 1pm until...
The blue Tesla-emblazoned pills are believed to be highly dangerous
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The DCMS has issued a report ahead of Britain's "compressed" summer season
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The 'Skype' pills contain up to three times the regular dose of MDMA...
Five people have been left “critically ill” after Parklife festival due to high-strength ecstasy, leading police to issue a warning.
The 'Skype' tablets are said...
Three more festival-goers remain in critical condition...
Two people have died after attending Sydney, Australia festival, Defqon.1.
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After the recent tragic deaths of two people at Mutiny Festival in Portsmouth, the issue of drug safety testing has been thrust into the spotlight...
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Events have support from police to help protect users...
A number of UK festivals, including giant double-event Reading and Leeds, have announced plans to introduce safe drug testing spaces for punters this summer.
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The UK capital is making major strides...
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It was run by The Loop charity at the Cambridgeshire festival...
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