# Opioid Data Lab
> Science and public health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: street drugs, overdose, fentanyl, epidemiology, harm reduction.
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## Pages
- [Authors](https://www.opioiddata.org/authors.md)
- [All the Details](https://www.opioiddata.org/coming-soon-2.md) - Check out Drug Checking Basics Research Studies
- [Contact](https://www.opioiddata.org/contact.md) - Email Our shared team inbox is opioiddatalab@unc.edu Phone Our direct phone number is: (919) 966-5725 IRL We are located on the campus of UNC in Chapel Hill, NC. We welcome visitors! Let us know if you’d like to come for a lab tour and see the facilities. Current status We update our main website i…
- [Our Data](https://www.opioiddata.org/data-details.md) - Your guide to UNC Street Drug Analysis Lab datasets and trend reports.
- [Drug Checking Chemical Dictionary](https://www.opioiddata.org/drug-checking-chemical-dictionary.md) - Building a unicorn tool to publicly organize street drug information.
- [Funders](https://www.opioiddata.org/funders.md) - We are grateful to our generous funders! Y'all make our work possible. 🎤Studies and writings at the Opioid Data Lab and UNC Street Drug Analysis Lab are conducted by independent scientists and do not necessarily represent the views of funders or partners. We do not accept any funding from the phar…
- [How folks are using the kits](https://www.opioiddata.org/how-folks-are-using-the-kits.md) - Our information empowers people to answer questions of local relevance. Questions we have helped answer * Is there fentanyl in black tar heroin? * Are nitazenes causing these overdoses? * What is causing a patient’s atypical withdrawal? * Can xylazine explain these skin wounds? * How accurate are t…
- [How to Interpret Results](https://www.opioiddata.org/how-to-interpret-results.md) - A sample's chromatogram is its visual fingerprint.
- [📸 Image Dump](https://www.opioiddata.org/image-dump.md)
- [Live Reports](https://www.opioiddata.org/live-reports.md) - UNC street drug data dashboards updated daily
- [Pricing](https://www.opioiddata.org/pricing.md) - Pricing for UNC Street Drug Analysis Lab
- [How to Use the Kits](https://www.opioiddata.org/section-five.md)
- [Have we seen it...?](https://www.opioiddata.org/section-four.md) - What's in the drug supply
- [Start Drug Checking Now](https://www.opioiddata.org/section-one.md) - 5 free kits to any public health org!
- [Service Stats](https://www.opioiddata.org/section-three.md)
- [Watchlist 👀](https://www.opioiddata.org/section-two.md) - Top drug trends we are keeping our eyes on nationwide. See The List
- [We want you!](https://www.opioiddata.org/signup.md)
- [Tags](https://www.opioiddata.org/tags.md)
- [Team Roster](https://www.opioiddata.org/team-roster.md) - These are the people you may interact with on our team.
- [UNC Watchlist](https://www.opioiddata.org/unc-watchlist.md) - 👀In no particular order, these are the most prominent drug trends in the United States that we are tracking right now. Feel free to use any of the graphs, data, text, images, or whatever from here. It's all for you! BTMPS Xylazine & (dex)medetomidine Carfentanil Nitazenes 2-fluoro-2-oxo-PCE + fent…

## Posts
- [Summer 2026 Newsletter](https://www.opioiddata.org/summer-2026-newsletter.md) - Happy Summer from the lab! ☀️ This edition is short and sweet, but always informative, of course. We're excited to share a few updates, reminders, and resources as we continue working together to keep communities informed through drug checking. Grab a cold drink, soak up the sun, and give us a few…
- [April Newsletter](https://www.opioiddata.org/april-newsletter-2026.md) - We have reached over 20,000 samples analyzed!!! 🎉 Wheeeewwww!!! What an amazing journey, it has been and I want to thank our entire team. From advocating and educating, ordering supplies, packing kits, FedEx runs, our lab crew, data team, researchers, and admin. We are small but we get it done! Al…
- [March 2026 Newsletter](https://www.opioiddata.org/march-2026-newsletter.md) - March is here, and we’re springing forward with fresh updates from the lab! 🌱 This month is an easy read and we’ve got a few highlights to share, with even more cool reads and insights coming your way in the next few weeks, so stay tuned. As always, we’re glad you’re here and part of the work help…
- [February 2026 Newsletter](https://www.opioiddata.org/february-2026-newsletter.md) - We hope everyone’s year wrapped up smoothly and the new one is off to a great start. Here’s to another year of sharing timely results, trusted data, and working together to keep our communities informed and safer! 〽️Service Stats & Updates As of Monday February 9 2026... 19,103 samples analyzed Ser…
- [Wrap Up 2025 Newsletter](https://www.opioiddata.org/wrap-up-2025-newsletter.md) - As the year winds down, we’re reflecting on a journey full of positives, a few highs and lows, and a whole lot of heart. We're still thriving, still showing up, and still fighting the harm reduction fight together. We hope this end-of-year read brings a moment of warmth and lightness as you wrap up…
- [The Year in Drugs 2025](https://www.opioiddata.org/the-year-in-drugs-2025.md) - This year was prelude to a pivotal 2026. Our predictions on drug trends that will shape the coming year. Let's not squander the opportunity.
- [Preventing Fatal Overdose for People who Use Alone](https://www.opioiddata.org/preventing-fatal-overdose-for-people-who-use-alone.md) - Judgment free, confidential hotlines (such as SafeSpot) are available 24/7, at no cost, so that people who use drugs alone have someone to act on their behalf in the event of an overdose
- [17 years of saving lives in Pittsburgh](https://www.opioiddata.org/17-years-of-saving-lives-in-pittsburgh.md) - Landmark study finds 98.0% survival with community-based naloxone, refutes marketing of higher doses with fentanyl.
- [Do people use naloxone on themselves?](https://www.opioiddata.org/do-people-use-naloxone-on-themselves.md) - Less than 1% of naloxone administrations are self-administered, becoming less common in the fentanyl era.
- [Have naloxone doses gone up with fentanyl?](https://www.opioiddata.org/have-fentanyl-doses-gone-up-with-fentanyl.md) - Less than 2 doses are needed to achieve 98.0% survival. Naloxone doses only increased from 1.57 (heroin era) to 1.60 (fentanyl era) doses per revival.
- [Long-term changes in types of naloxone distributed](https://www.opioiddata.org/long-term-changes-in-types-of-naloxone-distributed.md) - Over 17 years, naloxone distribution went from 10 mL vials to 1 mL injectable, and included 4 mg nasal spray starting with the 2021 affordable naloxone shortage.
- [Programs have powerful, underutilized data](https://www.opioiddata.org/programs-have-powerful-underutilized-data.md) - Reversal reports held by harm reduction providers mirror official hospital data, can be an early detection system.
- [About naloxone](https://www.opioiddata.org/about-naloxone.md) - Summary of the properties of the opioid overdose antidote naloxone.
- [Evidence Making Interventions](https://www.opioiddata.org/evidence-making-interventions.md) - The groundbreaking harm reduction research framework that levels the playing field between researchers and people with lived experience.
- [Brief history of community naloxone distribution](https://www.opioiddata.org/brief-history-of-community-naloxone-distribution.md) - Naloxone distribution programs grew from a single pioneering effort in Chicago in 1996 to national acceptance by 2018.
- [The Real Work](https://www.opioiddata.org/the-real-work.md) - We celebrate a man who deserves to be celebrated
- [September 2025 Newsletter](https://www.opioiddata.org/september-2025-newsletter.md) - Medetomidine and BTMPS updates, changing drug use demographics, a haul of new research, and we mourn the loss of a close friend.
- [RIP Louise Vincent](https://www.opioiddata.org/rip-louise-vincent.md) - We lost a brilliant soul this weekend in North Carolina. Louise was a strong voice in advocating for the dignity of people who use drugs. 💔
- [Mabeki's Reflections](https://www.opioiddata.org/mabekis-reflections.md) - Our summer practicum student reflects on what he learned about the complexity of the drug supply and how systemic racism and stigma shape drug policy and harm reduction.
- [Not Your Hospital's Precedex: Why Street Medetomidine Hits Different](https://www.opioiddata.org/not-your-hospitals-precedex-why-street-medetomidine-hits-different.md) - The sedative is considered remarkably safe in clinical settings, but on the street – at unknown doses mixed with fentanyl and xylazine – medetomidine tells a different story.
- [Summer 2025 Newsletter](https://www.opioiddata.org/summer-2025-newsletter.md) - ☀️Summer’s heating up and so are we! From tracking the drug supply to sharing harm reduction wins, fresh resources, and stories from the field, we’ve got plenty to keep you informed (and maybe even inspired). So grab your sunglasses, sunscreen, and favorite snack — and while you're soaking up the s…
- [📉 HALT Fentanyl Act](https://www.opioiddata.org/halt-fentanyl-act.md) - Summer 2025
- [🍳 This ad didn't AGE well](https://www.opioiddata.org/this-ad-didnt-age-well.md) - Generations that grew up with D.A.R.E. & "Just Say No" have the highest drug overdose deaths.
- [May 2025 Newsletter](https://www.opioiddata.org/may-2025-newsletter.md) - Harm Reduction Heroes! 🌼 May is in full bloom, and so is our mission to keep the streets safer-one sample at a time. Dive into this month’s mix of science, solidarity, and seriously cool data, plus real-world harm reduction wins, job ops, events, and ways you can make an impact! 〽️Service Stats &…
- [ACDC Summit 2025](https://www.opioiddata.org/acdc-summit-2025.md) - ACDC 2025 Virtual Summit is quickly approaching!
- [OD Data: Own Your Impact](https://www.opioiddata.org/od-data-own-your-impact.md) - What to expect from 2024 CDC overdose mortality data. AI prompt and talking points for advocacy
- [April Newsletter](https://www.opioiddata.org/april-newsletter.md) - April newsletter from the UNC Street Drug Analysis Lab. UNC Watchlist, newly detected drugs. Drug checking data for research. Job postings, drug checking training, Drug policy, archive
- [March Newsletter](https://www.opioiddata.org/march-2025-newsletter.md) - March newsletter from the UNC Street Drug Analysis Lab. New science on xylazine. Field work on naloxone. Newly detected drugs. NC Summit on Reducing Overdose.
- [Handheld or Raman device? We can help.](https://www.opioiddata.org/handheld-support.md) - Independent lab accuracy verification for MX908, TruNarc, Amplifi ID Spectra Plasmonics handheld devices.
- [Why you need lab support](https://www.opioiddata.org/why-you-need-lab-support.md) - 💡This page goes over information that is intended to help programs discern whether an FTIR machine would be a feasible option for their organization. It goes over various considerations to be taken into account when considering starting an on-the-ground drug checking program If you have or are thi…
- [February Newsletter](https://www.opioiddata.org/february-newsletter.md) - We’re excited to bring you our first newsletter of the year—hoping you’re settling in, finding your rhythm, and taking care of yourself ❤ 🎉 10,000 samples and counting! 🎉 Since launching in 2022, our drug checking lab has grown beyond what we could’ve imagined, and now we’re celebrating over 10,0…
- [New Results Page](https://www.opioiddata.org/new-results-page.md) - With our 10,000th sample completed in January, our website’s hosting capability maxxed out. 😳 Starting last summer, our awesome software developer David has been working on a new results page that is purpose-built. We aren’t updating it on the regular yet but here's a preview. Yup, we'll still be…
- [Peak OD Phenotypes](https://www.opioiddata.org/peak-od-phenotypes.md) - Overdoses seem to have dropped abruptly, and we are seek explanations. Surprisingly, OD deaths declined gradually starting in 2022-3. The revised timeline offers policy implications.
- [👑 Gold Seal 🦭](https://www.opioiddata.org/gold-seal-2.md) - Erin Tracy & Jalice Manso If we continue our journey from the sample inlet downward (see last month's post diving into the injection port), the next part of the instrument is the gold seal. This little disk is tiny, but important. Big picture orientation – once the drug samples arrive at the lab, w…
- [LA Wildfire Donations](https://www.opioiddata.org/la-wildfire-donations.md) - L.A. County AADAP Health Intervention Program (Inglewood) * Contact: treynolds@aadapinc.org * aadapinc.org/ways-to-give/ *Highly impacted with active response Being Alive Harm Reduction Program * givebutter.com/BA_Annual_Fund Bienestar Harm Reduction Center (East L.A., Long Beach and Pomona) * Cont…
- [December Newsletter](https://www.opioiddata.org/december-newsletter.md) - UNC Watchlist, newly detected drugs, BTMPS receptors, Captagon, fentanyl and coke in marine animals, expert statement on highdose naloxone, data from Remedy Alliance, and an application deadline for people with lived experience.
- [Recent Drugs Nov '24](https://www.opioiddata.org/recent-drugs-nov-24.md) - New drugs detected by UNC in Nov 2024: N-cyclohexyl butylone; desalkylquazepam; sertraline; tryptamine; chlorcyclizine; desalkylgidazepam; ethyl 4-anilinopiperidine-1-carboxylate; deoxymethoxetamine; brorphine
- [Septum and Liner](https://www.opioiddata.org/septum-and-liner.md) - Behind the Scenes: Maintaining Precision in Drug Sample Analysis Ever wondered what happens behind the scenes when you send a drug sample to our lab? Let's pull back the curtain and talk about something that might sound tiny but is actually a big deal: injection port maintenance. Your Sample's Gran…
- [November Newsletter](https://www.opioiddata.org/november-newsletter.md) - Newly detected substances, BTMPS FTIR mystery solved, Watchlist, opioid settlement funding, Black Harm Reduction Network
- [BTMPS Explainer: The Effect of Protonation](https://www.opioiddata.org/btmps-explainer-the-effect-of-protonation.md) - Vikrant Jandev and Marya Lieberman, UND Blake Joachim (Outside In) and Cole Altomare-Jarczyk and Ivy Sabal (MADDS) What’s up with the IR spectrum of BTMPS? How come the literature spectrum doesn’t fit what we are seeing in drug samples? The literature IR spectrum of BTMPS is the free base, which is…
- [The model that predicted OD drop](https://www.opioiddata.org/the-model-that-predicted-od-drop.md) - Meet the model that predicted the current drop in overdose deaths. 📉
- [Advocacy & Action: The National Black Harm Reduction Network](https://www.opioiddata.org/advocacy-action-the-national-black-harm-reduction-network.md) - At the Florida Harm Reduction Conference (October 2024), Illyana had the pleasure of meeting a few of the board members from NBHRN. The National Black Harm Reduction Network (NBHRN) is a groundbreaking organization rooted in the rich legacy of Black-led movements for freedom, equity, and self-deter…
- [On the Road Again](https://www.opioiddata.org/on-the-road-again.md) - Adams and Colin were back on the road this month, visiting with partners at Prevention Point in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The two spent time with 27 people who use drugs, learning more about naloxone use and overdose response strategies, xylazine trends, and a potential mystery substance some are c…
- [2024 Novel Synthetic Drug Threat Symposium](https://www.opioiddata.org/2024-novel-synthetic-drug-threat-symposium.md) - The goal is to bring together international thought leaders and scientists, policy makers, health professionals, public health and public safety stakeholders working in or impacted by Novel Synthetic Drugs Crisis. The program will have a focus on global impacts of NPS. Professionals from across the…
- [Filament](https://www.opioiddata.org/filament.md) - The Unsung Hero of Our GC-MS: Maintaining the Electron Ionization Filament Let's be honest - when you get data back from the lab, the last thing you're thinking about is the inner workings of the instrument used to generate it. But one tiny, unheralded component plays a huge role in making sure you…
- [Upcoming data card changes](https://www.opioiddata.org/upcoming-data-changes.md) - 📊Updated cards will be mailed with kits starting in late January 2025. We have received a lot of great feedback from programs on how to improve the data collections elements on the card. We have noted these over the last months, and are ready to make changes. (The card was last updated in June 202…
- [October Newsletter](https://www.opioiddata.org/october-2024-newsletter.md) - October update with UNC Watchlist, Asheville & hurricane response, BTMPS, newly detected substances, job postings, xylazine, and reasons behind drop in overdoses.
- [FORE Appreciation post](https://www.opioiddata.org/fore-appreciation-post.md) - In October we wrapped up a 2-year engagement with the Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts. FORE was our first funder major in drug checking, and the first randomized messaging trial on drug alerts. We are supremely grateful for them taking a risk on us... drug checking was barely happening in th…
- [NYSHRA](https://www.opioiddata.org/nyshra-conference.md) - Nab was delighted to spend a couple of days in Binghampton giving the keynote at the New York State Harm Reduction Association Conference. Slides from the talk are here: [NYHRA] Making Our Work Meaningful through Community Engagement[NYHRA] Making Our Work Meaningful through Community EngagementCar…
- [Rep. Jarrod Lowery](https://www.opioiddata.org/rep-jarrod-lowery.md) - Rep. Jarrod Lowery visits the UNC Street Drug Analysis Lab
- [White House Challenge to Save Lives from Overdose Event](https://www.opioiddata.org/white-house-challenge-to-save-lives-from-overdose-event.md) - On October 8, the Office of National Drug Control Policy and the Domestic Policy Council hosted the White House Challenge to Save Lives from Overdose, bringing together stakeholders nationwide to showcase their overdose prevention efforts. I was honored to represent the Carolina Harm Reduction Unio…
- [How Edgecombe EMS does Drug Checking 😍](https://www.opioiddata.org/how-edgecombe-ems-does-drug-checking.md) - By: Dalton Barrett, CP-C and Savannah Junkins, PA-C Access to drug checking services has revolutionized the way we are able to counsel and treat our patients in Edgecombe County. We were able to identify the presence of xylazine for the first time in our county when it was previously only a rumor.…
- [Community Conversation on Overdose Prevention](https://www.opioiddata.org/community-conversation-on-overdose-prevention.md) - On September 26, 2024, at Transfer Food Hall in Raleigh, NC the community gathered to discuss the overdose crisis in Wake County, highlight the signs of an overdose and how to use naloxone, emphasize the importance of reducing stigma around substance use, and offer a chance to assess naloxone needs…
- [⚾️  Field Work](https://www.opioiddata.org/field-work.md) - In October, Adams and Colin traveled to Grand Rapids, MI to visit the Red Project, a harm reduction program and one of three partners in our multi-state study on naloxone utilization. Adams and Colin interviewed 25 people who use drugs about their experiences reversing overdoses. These findings wil…
- [Team Building & Why It Is Important?](https://www.opioiddata.org/team-building-why-it-is-important.md) - Recently, our UNC team participated in a fun team-building activity at Bull City Escape Room in Durham, NC. We had 60 minutes to work together to find clues and solve puzzles, ultimately discovering the four-digit code required to escape the room. We managed to escape with 2 minutes left on the clo…
- [How to help Asheville, NC, SC, TN now](https://www.opioiddata.org/how-to-help-asheville-nc-now.md) - Hurricane Helene disaster help needed for western North Carolina harm reduction programs.
- [Reasons for the decline in drug overdoses: perspective from Kentucky's pharmacy students](https://www.opioiddata.org/reasons-for-the-decline-in-drug-overdoses-perspective-from-kentuckys-pharmacy-students.md) - Surprising revelations from a rapid survey of pharmacy students.
- [Are overdoses down and why?](https://www.opioiddata.org/are-overdoses-down-and-why.md) - 📣This blog post was covered by National Public Radio (NPR) on September 18, 2024. By: Nabarun Dasgupta, Colin Miller, Adams Sibley A good analogy is inflation: It's hard to trust official numbers unless we feel it in our wallets. Or in this case, our hearts. Are we going to fewer funerals? Donatin…
- [[LA Times] An industrial chemical is showing up in fentanyl in the U.S., troubling scientists](https://www.opioiddata.org/la-times-an-industrial-chemical-is-showing-up-in-fentanyl-in-the-u-s-troubling-scientists.md) - An industrial chemical is showing up in fentanyl in the U.S., troubling scientistsAn industrial chemical used in plastic products has been cropping up in illegal drugs from California to Maine.Los Angeles TimesEmily Alpert Reyes By Emily Alpert Reyes "Dasgupta said the detection of BTMPS represents…
- [The Solution is Painfully Obvious; Getting there? Not so much…](https://www.opioiddata.org/the-solution-is-painfully-obvious-getting-there-not-so-much.md) - The work many of us have committed our lives to can often cut deep in myriad ways, especially for those of us whose relationship to substances has created trauma and difficulties in our lives. I’ve realized for me that the part that’s the hardest to deal with, the element that continues to pour sal…
- [Stigma and Language Change: The Problem with Low Hanging Fruit](https://www.opioiddata.org/stigma-and-language-change-the-problem-with-low-hanging-fruit.md) - Stop me if you’ve seen this before. You’re browsing the web for the latest harm reduction best practices and come across an infographic from a federal agency or county health department. The title is something like “Using Person-First Language” or “How Your Vocabulary Can Make A Difference.” There’…
- [Lab Technician Summit 2024](https://www.opioiddata.org/lab-technician-summit-2024-2.md) - Historic first meeting of a dozen labs involved in supporting drug checking across North America.
- [📖 Reading Room Sept 2024](https://www.opioiddata.org/reading-room-sept-2024.md) - Excerpt from the September 2024 newsletter. * Secret Shoppers: Evidence-based treatment for opioid use disorder is widely unavailable and often discouraged by providers of residential substance use services in North Carolina [Carroll et al., open access, press release] * Is "surveillance" a bad wor…
- [Uncovered: 1970s BTMPS tox studies](https://www.opioiddata.org/btmps-toxicity-foia.md) - Freedom of Information Act information from FDA on bis(2,2,6,6,-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl) sebacate
- [Our Goal: Empowering Communities](https://www.opioiddata.org/our-goal-empowering-communities.md) - Street drug checking is a crucial harm reduction tool, offering individuals and communities the knowledge they need to navigate the ever changing drug landscape. With the rise in drug contamination and unpredictable potency, the ability to verify the contents of substances is not just beneficial—it…
- [Hear Our Take 🎧](https://www.opioiddata.org/podcasts.md) - August 2024 Episode 87: Drug Testing Equals Empowerment with Dr. Nabarun Dasgupta and Charlton Roverson — NarcoticaNarcotica is a podcast giving you the straight dope about drugs and the people who use them.NarcoticaNarcotica July 2024 Just Increasing Access to Drug-Checking Services – Forensic Tec…
- [Lights, Camera...Action Decision Log](https://www.opioiddata.org/lights-camera-action-decision-log.md) - Keeping up with action items and final decisions throughout the lifecycle of a project can be HARD! Sometimes, it involves searching through pages and pages of meeting notes and emails. An action & decision log can help keep this information in one place. While the template can vary, I tend to pref…
- [How to use the Kit Request System](https://www.opioiddata.org/how-to-use-the-kit-request-system.md) - 0:00 /3:15 1× To Access the Jira Service Portal * Type streetsafe.supply in the website bar * Click on the page to “Request kits” on the streetsafe.supply website * On that page, click on the link to “Request kits” on the streetsafe.supply website * Select “I need more kits” * You should be routed…
- [Vital Strategies](https://www.opioiddata.org/vital-strategies.md) - In August 2024, our incredible funders from Vital Strategies visited our lab to learn more about the drug checking process. Vital Strategies is dedicated to advancing public health by promoting evidence-based, locally driven policies and practices. Thanks to their generous support, we are able to e…
- [New website, new vision](https://www.opioiddata.org/new-website-new-vision.md) - Why we are doing this We built https://streetsafe.supply with a lot of love. But we built it really quickly. Like, in 3 days. (We tried to use RedCap but they negged us.) The site has served us well for 3 years and 7,500 samples. And we love the domain name. But y’all have asked for more features t…
- [🪲 Insecticide: acetamiprid](https://www.opioiddata.org/insecticide-acetamiprid-2.md) - 💡In late August 2024, FTIR-based drug checking programs in Seattle and New Mexico identified an insecticide in street samples. It has also been reported in the midwest. This is a toxin and should not be in the drug supply. Our Take On This Insecticides-in-dope is a trope, and doesn't feel inherent…
- [Deep Dive: Hospital ED overdose data caveats](https://www.opioiddata.org/deep-dive-hospital-ed-overdose-data-caveats.md) - Data considerations when looking at hospital emergency department overdose data from syndromic surveillance sources.
- [Deep Dive: Overdose mortality data caveats](https://www.opioiddata.org/deep-dive-overdose-mortality-data-caveats.md) - Caveats to consider when looking at overdose death data in the United States.
- [Deep Dive: Overdose Death Data Process](https://www.opioiddata.org/deep-dive-overdose-death-data-process.md) - Overview of how overdose deaths are counted.
- [Felony Snap Ban](https://www.opioiddata.org/felony-snap-ban-2.md)
- [September 2024 Newsletter](https://www.opioiddata.org/sep2024.md) - Watch list, team members, new GCMS and FTIR equipment, podcasts, lab visits, corporate ick award, retirements, avocado oil, memorial, and more
- [Our Terms & Conditions](https://www.opioiddata.org/our-terms-conditions.md) - Terms & Conditions for Community Programs The UNC Street Drug Analysis Lab requires programs to agree to Terms & Conditions prior to sending kits. This can feel like a formality. Why do we do need this? 1. Protect the whole entire community of programs we serve from bad actors 2. So we are accounta…
- [Sample Collection Methods](https://www.opioiddata.org/sample-collection-methods.md) - 💡This page will be helpful for programs submitting a sample for the first time. It focuses on how to prepare a sample to send to the UNC Street Drug Analysis Lab. Types of Samples We only need a tiny amount of sample, the size of a grain of rice. Two scoops of powder works best. Swabs of the insid…
- [Interpretation of Results](https://www.opioiddata.org/interpretation-of-results.md) - 💡Below is information on how to read GCMS results from UNC Street Drug Analysis Lab. GCMS Background Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry is an instrumental technique used to separate and identify components in a mixture. The data output from a sample analyzed using GCMS is called a chromatogram.…
- [BTMPS Mystery Substance](https://www.opioiddata.org/mystery-substance-summer-2024.md) - Detection and characterization of bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl) sebacate [Tinuvin® 770]
- [Program Requirements](https://www.opioiddata.org/program-requirements.md) - 💡This page explains who we provide services to. It is helpful for organizations who are considering using our service. If your organization type isn't discussed here, reach out to us and we can see what we can do together. 🔗 Program home page · Order kits · Knowledge base Our team operates accord…
- [Lab Options](https://www.opioiddata.org/lab-options.md) - We aren't the only game in town. Other labs provide support services for drug checking and we encourage you to check them out. Many programs have contracts with more than one lab to answer different types of questions. 🥼At UNC, our goal is to provide accurate, affordable, rapid, and high throughpu…
- [Meth purity tracker](https://www.opioiddata.org/meth-purity-tracker.md) - In our published analysis we found the adjusted prevalence of fentanyl was 12.5% (95% CI: 2.2%, 22.9%) in powder methamphetamine, with notable geographic variation. Crystalline forms of methamphetamine (Chisq=57, p<0.001) were less likely to contain fentanyl: less than 1% of crystal methamphetamine…
- [Is "surveillance" a bad word?](https://www.opioiddata.org/is-surveillance-a-bad-word.md) - Recently in the American Journal of Public Health, we've been pondering whether it's time to retire the word "surveillance" when it comes to public health monitoring. Some of this semantic argument has real impact on how we think about data from drug checking. Three journal editors weighed in on th…
- [Secret Shopper: $96 for Narcan in NC Pharmacies?!](https://www.opioiddata.org/96-for-narcan-in-nc-pharmacies-2.md) - Secret shopper study finds Narcan costs $96 in NC pharmacies before going OTC.
- [New to Drug checking?](https://www.opioiddata.org/coming-soon.md) - Check out our Drug Checking Basics. The Experts If you’re ready to get a machine and do drug checking, the best place to get started is the Drug Checkers Guild drop-in hours at Remedy Alliance For The People. They meet second and fourth Wednesdays 4pm EST/3pm CST/1pm PST (link to zoom). Please revi…
- [Doctor Visits](https://www.opioiddata.org/doctor-visits.md) - In January 2024, we had an epic time hosting Dr. David Nichols, a true pioneer in psychedelic research, and his awesome friends! Pictured above, you can spot Dr. Nichols and friends, including Dr. Glenn Withrow, as we gave them a tour of our lab. It was a blast sharing our drug checking process, sw…
- [RTI](https://www.opioiddata.org/rti.md) - In January 2024, these amazing folks from RTI visited our lab. Pictured left to right is Nab, Nichole, Hope, Ruth, Cynthia, Lawrance. RTI International is a nonprofit research institute that provides science-based solutions and conducts research in areas such as health, education, environmental sci…
- [DrugsData](https://www.opioiddata.org/drugsdata.md) - In December 2023 Sylvia Thyssen from Erowid/DrugsData dropped by for a visit! DrugsData is an anonymous, independent laboratory analysis and drug-checking initiative run by the Erowid Center. We love connecting with other labs🤝

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