Drug Checking Data

Data on New York's Unregulated Supply

New York's Drug Checking Service offers people who use drugs timely and detailed information on the contents of their drugs, helping them to make more informed decisions.

This service also shares information on New York's unregulated drug supply with harm reduction workers and clinicians to help them tailor the care they provide to people who use drugs, while informing advocacy, research, and policy.

Total Samples

The number of samples tested by Community Drug Checking through 6/10/2024 was 1,075.

Monthly Samples

Expected Drugs

Expected vs. Actual Drug

Monthly Trends

Noteworthy Drug Trends

Noteworthy drugs are drugs that are ⁽ⁱ⁾linked to overdose or other adverse effects, ⁽ⁱⁱ⁾are highly potent or related to highly potent drugs, or ⁽ⁱⁱⁱ⁾may not be desired by some service users. Noteworthy drugs are flagged when they are unecpectedly found in checked samples.

Benzodiazepine-related drugs could include alprazolam (Xanax), bromazolam, clonazepam, clonazolam, desalkylflurazepam, desalkylgidazepam, deschloroetizolam, diazepam (Valium), etizolam, flualprazolam, flubromazepam, flubromazolam, flurazepam, meclonazepam, nordiazepam, temazepam.

Fentanyl-related drugs could include 4-fluorobutyrylfentanyl (4-FBF)/4-fluoroisobutyrfentanyl, acetyl fentanyl, benzyl fentanyl, bromofentanyl, butyryl fentanyl, despropionyl carfentanil, despropionyl fentanyl (4-ANPP), fluorofentanyl, furanyl fentanyl, furanyl fentanyl-related, furanylethyl fentanyl, n-methyl norcarfentanil, ortho-fluorofentanyl, valeryl fentanyl.

Nitazene opioids could include 5-aminoisotonitazene, etodesnitazene, etonitazene, etonitazepyne, isotonitazene/protonitazene, metonitazene, n-desethyl isotonitazene.

Synthetic cannabinoid-related drugs could include AB-FUBINACA, ACHMINACA, or AMB-FUBINACA.