Drug Checking
Dates, warnings and methods
Drug checking for consumers at the home base
Drug checking for consumers at the home base
- During our Opening hours you can without appointment at homebase (Gumpendorfer Straße 8, 1060 Vienna) and hand in a sample for analysis.
- Per person one sample per day be delivered.
- The appointment lasts approx. 30 minutes.
- Our daily quota of samples is limited, so if you would like to, you are welcome to call us in advance to find out more.
Our opening hours are
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- Monday, Thursday and Friday from 13:30-18:30
- Tuesday from 10:30-15:30
Submit sample:
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- Sample under the guidance of the employees in the checkit! homebase deliver.
- If you hand in a powder, mix it well before dispensing so that the ingredients are distributed as evenly as possible.
NO ANALYSIS POSSIBLE:
- plant material (Exceptions: Cannabis in case of suspected synthetic cannabinoids -> please contact us in advance)
- Medication (Exception: without prescription online/from the black market, e.g. benzodiazepines on the darknet)
- Anabolic steroids, steroids, supplements
- Samples that arrive by mailwill be destroyed for legal reasons
Drug checking for consumers via certain pharmacies
Drug checking for consumers via certain pharmacies
Registering a sample online
FROM 8 January 2025:
▪️ HERE ▪️ Register your sample.
After completing the sample registration, you will receive a sample code. You will need this when packing and to anonymously check the results! The sample code is from Creation 4 weeks valid for a long time.
If the person is do not know what the substance was acquired as, please contact our advisors.
You may submit a maximum of one sample per week.
NO ANALYSIS POSSIBLE:
- Tablets/pills: can only be handed in at the homebase If you have any questions, please contact our counsellors
- plant material (Exceptions: Cannabis if synthetic cannabinoids are suspected --> please contact us in advance)
- Medication (Exception: without prescription online/from the black market, e.g. benzodiazepines on the darknet)
- Anabolic steroids, steroids, supplements
- Samples that arrive by mailwill be destroyed for legal reasons
Packing the sample
Get yours at the checkit! boxes or at homebase. free sample tube for secure packaging of your sample.
Powder : mix it well. For the analysis we need: 15mg powder, one half trip (cut diagonally) or, in the case of liquids (e.g. LSD, GBL and GHB), precisely 3 drops. Make sure that the container is tightly sealed.
Put the packaged sample in an envelope and seal it well. Write the sample code clearly legible on the envelope.
Handing in
Place the packed sample in a checkit! box. This is located in the sales area of the pharmacies. You can find a description of the location here. If you have any questions, please contact checkit directly!. Pharmacies are only dispensing centres!
- 9th districtAuge Gottes Apotheke, Nußdorfer Straße 79, 1090 Vienna (U6 Nußdorfer Straße)
- 12th districtApotheke zum Heiligen Joseph, Rechte Wienzeile 207, 1120 Vienna (U4/U6 Längenfeldgasse)
- 20th districtAllerheiligen Apotheke, Allerheiligenplatz 4, 1200 Vienna (U6 Dresdner Straße)
Request analysis result
If you submit your sample by 8 a.m. on Monday, your results will normally be available on the following Thursday. With the sample code, you can anonymously view your results during our Opening hours ask about.
Clarify further questions and use personalised advice
If you have any questions about substances and consumption, we are happy to help. You can contact us for information and advice in person, by telephone or online.
Everything is anonymous, free of charge and confidential!
Request analysis result
Query result
Announcements
You can ask for your analysis result during our opening hours. The checkit! staff will let you know when your analysis result should normally be available when you hand in your sample.
You can contact us during our opening hours to enquire about the results:
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- By telephone under 01 4000 53655 or
- Personally - just drop by at the homebase (Gumpendorfer Straße 8, 1060 Vienna)
Our opening hours are
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- Monday, Thursday and Friday from 13:30-18:30
- Tuesday from 10:30-15:30
If you are unable to do so at this time, you can send us a message with your sample code via our encrypted online counselling platform write to us. We will try to reply to your message as soon as possible (within 1-2 working days), but in exceptional cases, or if your result is not yet available, it may take longer.
Drug checking at events
Drug checking at events
The next events with checkit!
How does sample collection work at events?
You come to the checkit! tent with your substance and tell us what you would like to have tested. We need about 15mg of your substance (powder, crystals) or a few drops of the liquid or half a trip. If you would like to have a tablet analysed, you only need to rub off a very small amount and can take the rest back with you. You then put the sample in a small tube. We also ask you to answer a few anonymous questions about the sample. All data will help us with our research and the further development of our services. Your sample will be labelled with a number. You will later find the analysis result under this number on the results wall.
How long does the analysis take?
The analysis normally takes about 30 to 60 minutes. You can then check your result with your sample number.
How are the results announced?
Depending on the results of the analysis, the results are displayed on differently coloured notes on the results wall and stickers are added if necessary:
- "Expected result" (white label): Only expected substances were found in your sample (e.g. MDMA in an ecstasy sample).
- "Unexpected result" (yellow label): The sample additionally or exclusively contains another, unexpected active substance (e.g. caffeine in a speed sample).
- "Warning" (red label): The composition of the active substances or the active substance content is of particular concern to health. The sample contains, for example, three or more active substances or an unknown substance that cannot be identified at present.
- Sticker "High dosage": More active substance was found in your sample than would be expected on average (e.g. 180mg MDMA in an ecstasy sample).
- Sticker "Research Chemical": The sample contains a "new psychoactive substance". These have only recently come onto the market and are therefore often little researched. The risks and possible consequences of consumption are difficult or impossible to assess.
At the results wall, checkit! staff will provide you with more detailed information about the possible effects and risks of your sample and will also be available for further counselling.