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KnowYourStuffNZ
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Drug checking and harm reduction service at events and in the community in Aotearoa since 2015.

World's first legal drug checking operation, doing the thing legally since 2021 😊
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Just getting a law changed and becoming a world-first. Y'know, the usual 😉

www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Drug checking to be permanent after law passes third reading
Drug-checking services have been given the all-clear to keep testing the safety of illicit substances at festivals and other locations over summer.
www.rnz.co.nz
Hi friends! We've updated our 💊Library with the latest lot of MDM4 chonkers that folk have brought in to be checked.

⚖ DHL Truck, estimated to contain 3 standard 100mg doses
⚖ Pink Moncler, estimated to contain 2-3 standard 100mg doses

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knowyourstuff.nz/pill-library/
January 15, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Hi friends! We need your help 😥

Ngl, 2025 hit us hard in terms of finances, so we're doing a lil' donation drive.

Anything you can spare would be incredible. It'll go towards spec maintenance, training, and all the behind-the-scenes stuff that keeps us ticking.

knowyourstuff.nz/donate/
January 15, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Hi friends! It's quiz time 🎉🎉🎉

Are you a 2C-Braniac? A bees boffin? How well do you know your stuff about 2C-B? Take our quiz and find out 🤓

Boop the link ,take the quiz, and let us know how you did in the comments 👇👇👇

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You think you know your 2C-B? - Know Your Stuff NZ
It's the first substance quiz of 2025! Are you a 2C-B boffin? Think you're brilliant at bees? Test your knowledge with our 2C-B quiz.
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January 14, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Hi friends! So we want to have a lil' yarn about how well MDMA and alcohol play together (tl;dr they aren't friends).

🍷Alcohol is a depressant. It slows things down, which is why you get clumsy and slur your words when you get drunk.

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Booze and MDMA: Not an advisable cocktail - Know Your Stuff NZ
So we’ve heard from several sources that taking MDMA can be a bit of fun if you take it properly. We’ve also heard from several sources that booze is also a bit of fun if you take it properly. But wha...
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January 13, 2026 at 5:32 AM
Hi friends! Just a lil' reminder that labeling your stuff is SUPER IMPORTANT.

💧If you're labeling your G bottles, molly water, or bags make sure you use a permanent marker that won't rub off or smear.

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January 9, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Hi friends! This month's blog is a lil' checklist of what you might want to pack before you head away for a festival. This includes things you need for

🍎 Meatsuit maintenance
🌨 Weather
⛺ Your home away from home
💊 Recovery

Let us know if we forgot anything 👇👇👇

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What's in your festival kit?
We know proper preparation prevents piss-poor partying, so we've put together a lil' packing guide to make sure you've got what you need for the time you want.
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January 8, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Kia ora e hoa mai i Kirikiriroa! Kei te haere mai ta matou whare haumanu tātari hei tenei Rāhoroi 😃

💛 Ina: 4-7pm, 10 Kohitātea
💛 Kei hea: Level 2, 11 Garden Place, te pokapū o Kirikiriroa

Ko te tātaritanga matū he kore utu, he muna, he kore-whakawa, he 100% te ture 🙂
January 7, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Hi Hamilton friends! We've got your first monthly drug checking clinic happening this weekend, so come and say hi 😊

💛 When: 4-7pm, 10th January
💛 Where: Level 2, 11 Garden Place, Hamilton

Drug checking is free, confidential, non-judgmental, and 100% legal, so come & find out what's in your stuff 💛
January 7, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Hi friends! It's summer quiz time 🎉🎉🎉

Are you a weed wizard? Master of Mary Jane? Do you really know your stuff about cannabis?

Test your knowledge with our lil' quiz and let us know how you did in the comments 👇👇👇

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You think you know your cannabis? - Know Your Stuff NZ
Are you canny when it comes to cannabis? A Mary Jane mastermind? A weed wizard? We've got a lil' quiz to see if you know your stuff about cannabis.
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January 7, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Hi friends! This lil' guy's confusion and disappointment isn't just a mood, it's a whole damn emotion 😭😭😭😭

It can feel the same when you buy something and it turns out to be something else. All hope and anticipation and then...nope 😕

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January 7, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Hi friends! We just want to take a lil' moment to mihi some of the folks that have helped us prep for this summer.

MASSIVE thanks to The Big Picture, Wellington. They helped us out MAJORLY by printing off our banners and other bits and pieces in time for the NYE festivals 😍😘

thebigpic.co.nz
January 5, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Hi friends! So the reports from the NYE festivals are starting to trickle in, and it looks like we've got some new multidose chonkers in our pill library, as well as some repeat offenders from years gone by cropping up again.

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knowyourstuff.nz/pill-library/
January 5, 2026 at 11:16 PM
What happens when you get your stuff checked with us at a festival? Come on a lil' adventure and find out 😘
January 5, 2026 at 5:43 AM
Hi Wānaka friends! We've got our first drug checking clinic for 2026 happening in your neck of the woods 😃

💛When: 5-9pm, 9th January
💛Where: The Armstrong room, Lake Wanaka Centre, 89 Ardmore Street

Drug checking is free, confidential, non-judgmental, and 100% legal💛
January 2, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Hi friends! How are we feeling after NYE?

Comedowns can be a challenge, so we're doing a TBT to our blog on handling the crash. Top tips in this one include

😭Handling Tuesday Blues and Washout Wednesdays
🍲How to get nutrients into your body when food is just Nope

knowyourstuff.nz/comedown-101/
Comedown 101 - Know Your Stuff NZ
Coming down can be rough as hell. One moment you’re in a bubble of euphoria, then the bubble pops and everything turns horrible in a matter of seconds. Even if it’s not sudden and dramatic, when reali...
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January 2, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Hi Auckland friends! We've got a bonus pre-NYE clinic coming your way next week 😃

💛 When: 10am - 1pm, 29th December
💛 Wellsford Pharmacy, 149 Rodney Street, Wellsford

Drug checking is free, confidential, non-judgmental, and 100% legal, so bring us your gear and find out what's in your stuff 💛
December 23, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Hi friends! It's quiz time 🥳🥳🥳

Are you a K-now-it-all? A ket king? Maybe a special k specialist? Do you really know your stuff when it comes to ketamine? Test your knowledge and let us know how you did in the comments 👇👇👇

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You think you know your ketamine? - Know Your Stuff NZ
You reckon you’re a K know it all? A specialist when it comes to Special K? Buckle up, kets and kittens, it’s time to test your knowledge about ketamine. 1) Ketamine is a… A) Stimulant B) Psychedelic ...
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December 23, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Reposted by KnowYourStuffNZ
thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...

"B.C. instead focused on funding policing, and treatment and recovery beds, which Lapointe said was problematic because the province is not tracking how these investments reduce overdoses, deaths or harms caused by unregulated drugs."

#bcpoli #harmreduction
Ex-BC Coroner Testifies about Failures to Prevent Toxic Drug Deaths | The Tyee
Lawyers for DULF are arguing the compassion club had to take matters into its own hands.
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December 22, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Hi Wānaka friends! We've got a pre-NYE drug checking clinic heading your way this weekend😘

💛When: 11am - 4pm, 28 December
💛Where: Lake Wānaka Centre, 89 Ardmore St, Wānaka

Drug checking is free, confidential, non-judgmental, and 100% legal, so bring us your gear and find out what's in your stuff 💛
December 22, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Hi Queenstown friends! We know that proper planning prevents piss-poor partying, so we've got a pre-NYE drug checking clinic for you 😊

💛When: 1-4pm, 27th December
💛Where: Queenstown Memorial Centre, 1 Memorial St, Queenstown

Drug checking is free, confidential, non-judgmental, and 100% legal💛
December 22, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Hi friends! So we've done a bit of data crunching with our BFFs at DISC Trust and NZ Drug Foundation to find out what to expect this summer

✅ 80% were as presumed
❌ 5% WEREN'T as presumed
🥴 3% were partially as presumed
❓7% were unknown when brought in
🤷‍♀️ 5% of samples were inconclusive

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December 22, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Hi friends! Have you met our BFFs at High Alert yet? They're Aotearoa's early warning system for dangerous drugs, and they're an integral part of the national harm reduction squad. We just want to give them a lil' mihi as we go into festival season 🥰

www.highalert.org.nz

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December 19, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Hi friends! It's Peer Review Friday 🥳🥳🥳

This week's authors discuss contingency management (CM), which is basically giving financial incentives to people when they abstain from stimulants. There are MANY ways to improve this idea.

Read the article:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Should contingency management protocols and dissemination practices be modified to accommodate rising stimulant use and harm reduction frameworks?
Background Stimulant-related overdoses have increased dramatically, with almost 50% of overdoses in the United States now involving stimulants. Additionally, harm-reduction approaches are increasing...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Hi friends! This month's blog looks at how MDMA & other drugs work in your brain if you're on SSRIs, MAOIs or tricyclics, ADHD medication

Depending on your meds, this can look like

🚑 ⚰ Moderate to severe serotonin syndrome
🚑 Moderate overamping

Find out more:
knowyourstuff.nz/ssris-mdma-a...
SSRIs, MDMA, and your brain — KnowYourStuffNZ
How do SSRIs and MAOIs react with drugs like MDMA in your brain? This month we look at what happens when psych meds and recreational drugs meet (it's brutal).
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December 17, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Hi friends! It's quiz time! 🥳🥳🥳

Are you an ecstasy expert? A pro when it comes to pingers? Do you know your stuff when it comes to MDMA?

Test your knowledge and let us know how well you did in the comments 👇👇👇

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You think you know your MDMA? - Know Your Stuff NZ
Are you a molly mastermind? An ecstasy expert? A professor of pingers? Do you really know your stuff when it comes to MDMA? 1: MDMA stands for A. 3-Methyl-3,4-dimethylaniline B. 3,4-Methylinedeoxyribo...
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December 17, 2025 at 6:06 AM