Get Your Drug Tested

Get Your Drugs Tested helps drug users reduce risk of overdose

By: Karissa Ketter, News Writer  Two years ago, activist and local business owner Dana Larsen opened the Get Your Drugs Tested program to combat the opioid crisis in Vancouver. Since then, Larsen’s company has done over 20,000 drug tests, making it one of Vancouver’s busiest drug testing services. The Peak interviewed Larsen about the program.  Get Your Drugs Tested is an anonymous and free service located on Hastings Street, where drug users and dealers can have their supplies tested. They use a fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) machine and test strips to analyze various drug substances such as psychedelics, methamphetamines, opioids,…

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