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Feb 4

Drug testing has shown the purity & content of drugs to vary considerably Download this app - where safety messaging will be shared in real time - it could save your life on your next night out! Apple: apps.apple.com/us/app/the-war Android: play.google.com/store/apps/det

💥BREAKING!💥 11 May 22 In the month running up to

@Parklifefest

(10-11 June)

will be analysing samples from across Greater #Manchester and sharing info on any samples of concern so that the event organisers, policing & welfare services attending on-site are aware

Sacha Lord and 9 others

May 10

Partnerships are key to developing robust, reliable and effective responses. If we all have the same end goal we should work together to affect a positive change.

Ecology & Environment Research Centre @ManMetUni and 8 others

Apr 20

💥BREAKING!💥20 Apr 22 We’re proud to announce that our PUBLIC FUNDING has been renewed. The team are honoured to continue to deliver our nationally-recognised harm reduction partnership and safeguard the 2.8M residents of Greater Manchester. Follow IG: instagram.com/mandrake_lab/?

Apr 18

Awesome Initiative! These guys and gals are trailblazers down under! We salute you! Give them a follow on

@CanTESTCBR

and read about the service here: reporter.anu.edu.au/all-stories/wh

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@CanTESTCBR

Apr 18

@DirectionsAOD CEO Bronwyn Hendry of @CanTESTCBR presenting on the enablers, successes & lessons in implementing Australia's first fixed site drug checking service, alongside an amazing panel at #HR23.

Mar 25

⛔️CAUTION!⛔️ 24 Feb 22 Vape e-Liquid, confirmed by

Greater Manchester Police and 9 others

, to contain vitamin E acetate (α-tocopheryl acetate) that has the potential to cause lung damage if inhaled, circulating in #Manchester. If unwell please seek medical attention.

Here is a link to

’s research papers with sector-relevant charities, industry, law enforcement and policy makers: sutcliffe-research.org/mandrake/resea Read about the impact of our research here: mmu.ac.uk/research/our-i

sutcliffe-research.org

Sutcliffe Research Group - Research Articles

🎉CONGRATULATIONS!🎉 Just published our 25th research paper w/

specifically named in the authorship since 2017. Our work has had a measurable impact on #harmreduction & we thank all our co-author/partners across the globe for their support! Here’s to the next 25!

Our #collaborative study led by

David Williamson

on the discrimination of regioisomeric #NPS using BT NMR is a #topcitedarticle in

@MagnResonChem

. Link: doi.org/10.1002/mrc.51

Feb 27

⛔️CAUTION!⛔️ 27 Feb 22 Multiple yellow “Bitcoin” embossed #Ecstasy/#MDMA tablets, confirmed by

Manchester City Centre Police (GMP) and 9 others

, to contain variable type/content of #psychoactive drugs (MDMA, caffeine & 4-chloromethcathinone) circulating in #Manchester. If unwell please seek medical attention.

💥BREAKING NEWS!💥 Our #collaborative study w/

@lrcfs

led by

@itsdrmac

@christophestove

on in-vitro #bioassays & #chiral profiling of synthetic cannabinoids #SCRAs has received enough citations to be a #topcitedarticle in Drug Testing & Analysis (Link: doi.org/10.1002/dta.29)

Thank you

for a great first panel today

@MMUSociology

Social Science Futures day. Especially lovely to have our fab ex-student

@JWilliamsonCrim

speaking to our students about her PhD on festivals & harm reduction

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💥NEW RESEARCH PAPER💥 Our collaborative work w/

@UniofBath

led by

@CRPudney

on the selective Monoamine Oxidase-A (#MAO-A) inhibitor activity of synthetic #cannabinoids (#SCRAs) has been published in

@FEBSJournal

febs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

FEBS Press

We have studied the potential for SCRA-mediated inhibition of MAO-A and MAO-B using a range of SCRAs used commonly in the UK, as well as structural analogues to prove the atomistic determinants of...

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Jan 27

STAY SAFE – Please read the following

Jan 21

Harm reduction isn’t 9-5… Analysing another large batch of samples received from our multiple partners and stakeholders across the North West.

Reducing harm posed by new psychoactive substances

Jan 13

The link to the short film is here: fb.watch/i1w72Xpy17/ This 7-part series was commissioned by

@OfficialBerwyn

but the series is now available to the entire UK

@hmpps

staff and its population.More info can be found here tinyurl.com/ybf4346c

We remember this - though you look very different

@sutcliffeob

without your beard 🤣. Seriously though what an amazing and dedicated group of people - Marcus and

@eternal_media

are always welcome to visit anytime in they are in Manchester :)

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Jan 13

Found this 7-min short film (from the #Lethal #Highs series) by the amazing @eternal_media where I provide insight into the chemistry of #NPS. Marcus and the team are awesome - defo think it’s time for “NPS The Next Generation” peeps

Watch here: fb.watch/i1ud3gzSxJ/

Our

impact case study (UoA3) for

@ManMetUni

on reducing harms posed by new psychoactive substances - judged to have considerable impact (3-star) in terms of its reach and significance - has been written up as a short article.

mmu.ac.uk

How researchers at Manchester Met have underpinned the city’s cross sector responses to new psychoactive substances through a pioneering detection system.

The new drug-warning app making your nights out a whole lot safer

Jan 9

This new drug-warning app could save your life on your next night out!

timeout.com

A whopping 200,000 people are now receiving push notifications about dodgy stuff that’s doing the rounds.

Stemming the flow of drugs into prisons

Jan 5

The story behind this project and why its important has a really nice write up here 👇

stories.bath.ac.uk

We're developing the world's first portable device that detects synthetic drugs.

Very proud to be part of this #multidisciplinary team - congrats to

Benedict May

Gyles Cozier

Tom Freeman

Ian Blagborough

💥NEW RESEARCH PAPER💥 Our collaborative work w/

@UniofBath

led by

@CRPudney

on the #photochemical #fingerprinting of synthetic #cannabinoids (#SCRAs) for point-of-care detection has been published in

@an_chem

pubs.acs.org

Photochemical Fingerprinting Is a Sensitive Probe for the Detection of Synthetic Cannabinoid...

With synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonist (SCRA) use still prevalent across Europe and structurally advanced generations emerging, it is imperative that drug detection methods advance in parallel....

⛔️CAUTION!⛔️ 30 Dec 22 Orange “Flame” embossed #Ecstasy/#MDMA tablets, analytically confirmed by

, to contain #cathinone, 4-chloromethcathinone (4-CMC) (140 - 165 mg/tablet = 2x common oral dose) circulating in #Manchester. If unwell please seek medical attention.

Dec 27, 2022

#WHP22Info Please download our WHP22 app and turn on notifications. We may send essential information, new drug warnings and safety messaging

Dec 29, 2022

#WHP22Info BE DRUG SAFE – nobody knows exactly what are inside drugs or how strong they are. Be aware and be safe.

Don’t be afraid to get medical help if you use drugs in night clubs or at house parties this festive season. Look after yourself and care for others. If in doubt, get medical help in the venue or on 112/999. Get information about drug emergencies at drugs.ie/KnowingtheSigns

Dec 17, 2022

⚠️WARNING!⚠️ 17 Dec 22 Multiple samples of bright orange powder, circulating in Greater #Manchester, analytically confirmed by

Manchester City Centre Police (GMP) and 9 others

, to be the synthetic cathinone: 4-chloromethcathinone (4-CMC or clephedrone). If unwell please seek medical attention.

Dec 16, 2022

As Croatia & Morocco get set 4 the #WorldCup2022 play-off ⚽️🏆⚽️ We’ve been invited back 2

The Warehouse Project and 9 others

2 #safeguard #clubbers, support

@WELSafe

’s onsite #welfare teams & reduce drug related harms. Follow 4 info on substances of concern keep safe & if unwell seek #medical attention.

Dec 15, 2022

💥BREAKING NEWS!💥 15th Dec 2022. As a result of further public #funding we’re pleased to appoint

@DayveDixon

as a salaried, Senior Scientific Officer, to enhance our drug testing activities & promote #harmreduction to safeguard vulnerable communities across the North of England

Dec 8, 2022

These products can be a variable mix of psychoactive drugs. We’ve seen multiple samples (👇) in the GM region which have been confirmed (by GC-MS vs ref std) to be homogenous mixture of cocaine (70-83%), ketamine (7-16%) & MDMA (10-14%). If unwell please seek medical attention.

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UNODC Forensic Services

@unodc_lab

Dec 8, 2022

Be aware of new #ketamine products on the drug market such as “happy water”, “k-powdered milk” or “tuci”/“pink cocaine”. #UNODC #EarlyWarning

bit.ly/3VWpvTd

Dec 6, 2022

If you feel unwell at Warehouse Project, we have welfare and medical services on site, ask the nearest member of staff #WHP22Info

Nov 30, 2022

💥BREAKING NEWS!💥 30th Nov 2022 - As a result of our #successful pilot we are extremely #proud to announce follow-on #funding & #expansion of the #collaboration between

and

@hmpps

to provide a real-time drug testing service to assist with #harmreduction & #safety.

HMPPS and 9 others

Nov 16, 2022

monitor emerging substance use trends and changes in drug markets across Greater Manchester. Keep up to date and be safe.

Honoured to be invited, by

@CooperHealey

@uktga

, 2 speak w/

@MMUOutofit

at the 2022 UKTGA virtual conference on

Greater Manchester Drug Trends and 8 others

’s work w/ stakeholders 2 provide robust, nationally recognised scientific data 2 promote harm reduction & safeguard students across #GreaterManchester

National Patient Safety Alert: Class 4 Medicines Defect Information: Prenoxad 1mg/ml Solution for...

Nov 12, 2022

⚠️National Patient Safety Alert⚠️ Class 4 Medicines Defect Information: Prenoxad 1mg/ml Solution for Injection, Macarthys Laboratories (Aurum Pharmaceuticals Ltd/Ethypharm Group), due to potential missing needles in sealed kits, NatPSA/2022/009/MHRA

gov.uk

Macarthys Laboratories (trading as Martindale Pharma, an Ethypharm Group Company), has notified the MHRA of a limited number of Prenoxad packs in a batch marketed in France with missing needles.

Nov 3, 2022

Remember, remember the 5th of November… 💥🧨💥 We’ve been invited back 2

The Warehouse Project and 9 others

this Bonfire Night 2 #safeguard attendees, support

@WELSafe

’s onsite #welfare teams & reduce drug related harms Follow 4 info on substances of concern keep safe & if unwell seek medical attention

Oct 29, 2022

⛔️CAUTION!⛔️ 29 Oct 22 Orange “Donald Trump” embossed #Ecstasy/#MDMA tablets, analytically confirmed, by

Manchester City Centre Police (GMP) and 9 others

, to contain high level of synthetic #cathinone #dipentylone (306 mg/tablet) circulating in #Manchester. If unwell please seek medical attention.