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Victorian Pill Testing Service

We are a free, legal and confidential health service that aims to reduce drug-related harm through substance analysis and personalised harm reduction advice.

03/11/2026

That friend who loves the stationery closet - but make it chemistry...

01/11/2026

November 1st is International *rug Users Day (IDUD) 💜

The VPTS would like to acknowledge this day and the advocacy arising from it that allows services like ours to operate and keep people safer.

It was first marked by the International Network of People who Use *rugs (INPUD), which formally launched in Copenhagen on 1 November 2008.

Swipe to learn where the day came from and why it still matters.

*rugUsersDay

29/10/2026

💀🧛🏻‍♂️One more day until Halloween!! 🎃🦇

If you're lurking about this Hallow's Eve, don't let unexpected tricks haunt your good time. 👻 🧛🏻‍♂️🎃

Ingredients in *|)rugs are incredibly unpredictable
and can be deadly ☠️ these days.

Luckily, you don't have to take unnecesary risks anymore .🎃

The Victorian Pill Testing Service is a completely FREE, LEGAL, CONFIDENTIAL, and ANONYMOUS, 🦹🏽‍♀️
Walk (or glide) in *|)rug checking service right in the heart of Fitzroy. 💟

Whether in pill, capsule, powder, crystal, or liquid form, our team of qualified scientists and harm reduction staff can test the tiniest of samples (the size of a match head!)
and tell you what's inside—helping you make safer, informed decisions.

No identifying details are collected, and you cannot be arrested or charged for using this health service onsite.
📍 Where: 95 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy (Look for the purple door!) 💟
⏰ Hours: Thurs 10am–4pm | Fri 1pm–7pm | Sat 1pm–7pm

Stay safe, look out for your ghouls, 👻
and let the wizards 🧙‍♂️🧙🏽check your haul. 🧙‍♂️✨
Keep the spirits 👻high and risks low this halloween! 🎃

28/10/2026

💀🧛🏻‍♂️Spooky season is officially here! 🎃🦇

If you're out celebrating this Halloween, don't let unexpected tricks haunt your weekend. 👻 🧛🏻‍♂️🎃

Ingredients in *|)rugs are incredibly unpredictable and can be deadly ☠️ these days.
Luckily, you don't have to take unnecesary risks anymore .🎃

The Victorian Pill Testing Service is a completely FREE, LEGAL, CONFIDENTIAL, and ANONYMOUS, 🦹🏽‍♀️
Walk (or glide) in *rug checking service right in the heart of Fitzroy. 💟

Whether in pill, capsule, powder, crystal, or liquid form, our team of qualified scientists and harm reduction staff can test the tiniest of samples (the size of a match head!)
and tell you what's inside—helping you make safer, informed decisions.

No identifying details are collected, and you cannot be arrested or charged for using this health service onsite.
📍 Where: 95 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy (Look for the purple door!) 💟
⏰ Hours: Thurs 10am–4pm | Fri 1pm–7pm | Sat 1pm–7pm

Stay safe, look out for your ghouls, 👻
and let the wizards 🧙‍♂️🧙🏽check your haul. 🧙‍♂️✨
Keep the spirits 👻high and risks low this halloween! 🎃

28/10/2026

📢 INTRO TO REAGENTS #8 Hofmann
Hofmann reagent is a common drug testing kit for psychedelics.

Great for identifying L*D or DMT, but it is also suitable for all lysergamides, tryptamines and....different, less predictable, less desirable, highly toxic dangerous drugs.
Like Ehrlich, Hofmann reacts with a class of substances called indoles.

Hofmann reactions tend to be slower, and with more distinct colours.Used with the Ehrlich reagent, Hofmann test is best for L*D and DMT.

‼️IMPORTANT TO NOTE: ‼️I
Reagents indicate presence, not purity or quantity.
A reaction that differs from the expected colour is a reason to test further. It is NOT proof of a particular substance.

Remember Reagents are a TOOL. 🔧🔬
Like all tools they have their limitations.

👍🏾Reagents CAN:
✅️-Detect the presence of certain *rugs in your sample
✅️-Indicate whether your *rug sample is suspicious or not
✅️-Assist you in making an informed choice regarding the
consumption of a *rug.

🙅🏿Reagents CAN NOT:
🚫-Indicate the potency or strength of your *rug sample
🚫-Indicate the purity of your *rug sample
🚫-Give you exact details about the composition of your *rug sample

If you can't get to a fixed 🏥 or mobile 🎪 *|)rug checking service,
than reagent tests can give you some information at home.
But ideally, "it's best to test".

Victorian Pill Testing service is open weekly.
95 Brunswick St. Fitzroy

21/10/2026

In Part 2 of our Masterclass - C@thinone Corner we take a look at an old classic - Mephedrone.

Follow along and find out what the most studied d*rug of it's class does to your brain and how to keep yourself safer if MCat makes an appearance in your scene.

20/10/2026

Nothing to see here - except a world class *rug checking service 🤩

17/10/2026

⚠️ URGENT DRUG NOTIFICATION: Nitazene found in liquid sold as oxycodone

A liquid bought as oxycodone from an Australian darknet source contained protonitazene (or one of its isomers). No oxycodone was detected. It’s similar to liquids found in vapes and cough syrups like “lean”.

Nitazenes are synthetic opioids, some hundreds of times stronger than morphine, and they’ve been linked to overdose deaths across Australia.

Overdose signs include slow or stopped breathing, snoring or gurgling, blue / grey lips, and being hard to wake. If you see this, call 000, give naloxone, and stay until help arrives.

💊 Carry naloxone
👥 Don’t use alone
🐢 Start low, go slow

Free, legal and confidential drug checking at the Victorian Pill Testing Service:

📍 95 Brunswick St, Fitzroy
📞 1800 762 844
🌐 vicpilltesting.org.au (link in bio)

15/10/2026

AAAHHHHH....!!
The windows ALL the way down as you drive.🚙🚗🚚🚐
Forgetting daylight savings and being late for everything. ⌚️⏰️🕰️
and the subtle first whiffs of SP30+.....🧴
You KNOW what THAT means??!!?? 🤔

It's getting even closer to FESTIVAL SEASON!!🥳🎉🎉

🖐️But Remember:
When you are gearing up this season,🧳👜👛 keep it light, keep it smart. Just pack the necessities!

One of those necessities this party season is naloxone! 👃

Whether you pack the nasal spray (Nyxoid) or the injectable(Prenoxad),
be sure it's in your carry all, your man bag, your 'satchel', your purse or your fannypack/bum bag- 🛍️ and you ALWAYS carry it.
It's no use to you or your mates or even a stranger in need of help, if you are there to help but your naloxone is in the tent/car/bathroom cupboard!!!

GEAR UP WHEN YOU TEAR UP! (not 😢tear- 🤪🤩😎 tear!)
and if you pre-game, do it at the Victorian Pill Testing Service
95 Brunswick St Fitzroy

Address

95 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy
Melbourne, VIC
3065

Opening Hours

Thursday	10am - 4pm
Friday	1pm - 7pm
Saturday	1pm - 7pm

Website

http://www.vicpilltesting.org.au/

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