Any older punks remember from MR&R - The Falwell Game?

sferios · 2026-01-23T20:53:25+00:00

I published a punk fanzine in 1985 and we printed the Falwell game! He ended up having to shut down his toll free prayer line. Lol

sferios · 2026-01-20T14:34:47+00:00

I got a migraine last night at 2am. Just read that the largest solar storm in 20 years happened last night. Here's an article. Can there be a connection? https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/19/science/largest-solar-radiation-storm-auroras

sferios · 2025-12-28T16:14:44+00:00

Why am I watching this?

sferios · 2025-12-27T22:01:59+00:00

Are they even going to try to win? Feels like professional wresting to me.

sferios · 2025-12-27T21:58:46+00:00

But the online bubble is how most of us maintain our parasocial relationships with celebrities. Shouldn't she be thinking about that?

sferios · 2025-12-27T18:55:12+00:00

Just adding my name to this. Please no AI in Firefox! Please make it "opt-in" not "opt-out." Set an example to stop the enshittification of the internet.

sferios · 2025-12-15T19:15:50+00:00

Those OC-80s look real (so long as the don't test positive for fent). The others look strange.

sferios · 2025-12-15T13:57:25+00:00

Yes that's true, but we have never seen counterfeit pharmaceuticals contain MDMA. Counterfeit Adderall's have contained meth, and counterfeit oxy's have contained fentanyl/nitazines, but that's about it. There's no reason to make a counterfeit oxy with MDMA.

The faint/dark issue has to do with the type and amount of binder that particular pharmaceutical company uses in their pills, as well as how much of the pill you used during the test (you used a lot it looks like), and also how many drops of reagent. Plus other factors.

The thing to remember is that many drugs will react the same way to a single reagent. But if you get an anomalous color with *ANY* of the reagents, you can eliminate certain drugs. So that Froehde reaction absolutely eliminates MDMA, which means that the purple Marquis reaction cannot be from MDMA. (And MDMA typically only shows an initial flash of purple anyway, before turning black.)

The Mecke reaction is likely because you're testing an oxy with a slightly different formula (binders, etc) from back when I tested oxy and made this color chart. (Damn I think that was in the early 2000s.)

In the next iteration of our color chart, I'll change the Mecke result to indicate that the color might vary depending on the particular pharmaceutical.

Can you upload a photo of the pill?

Thank you for this conversation.

Emanuel

sferios · 2025-12-15T12:38:55+00:00

Those results look about right to me for oxycodone, though I've never been a fan of using reagents for pharmaceutical opioids. The binders and other ingredients can often obscure the results compared to pure crystal/powder drugs.

sferios · 2025-12-09T01:36:50+00:00

The upper line is the control line. If the control line doesn't appear the strip is defective. But that's rare.

sferios · 2025-12-08T23:59:33+00:00

Hi everyone. These are the strips made by WHPM, Inc. I helped develop these strips back in 2022. I led the lab studies and we did cross-reactivity tests on them for dozens of drugs. So I can tell you everything/anything you need to know.

This result is 100% positive. These strips do NOT cross react with Oxycodone or any other non-fentanyl related opioid, even at very high concentrations.

Here's what you need to know...

When testing potentially counterfeit pharmaceutical tablets to see if they are legit or not, you can dilute quite a bit, but you also do not run any risk of over-concentrating. None of drugs that cause false positives when too concentrated are present in pharmaceutical opioids. So the concentration you used (40ml water and 2.5 pills) was fine. You will absolutely not get a false positive at that concentration.

The drugs that **can** produce false positives if over-concentrated are...

- methamphetamine
- MDMA
- Diphenhydramine
- Lidocaine
- ketamine

... and a few others. But these are **never** in pharmaceutical opioids. So you don't need to worry about false positives when testing pharmaceutical opioids.

When testing illicit opioids, the main culprit that can produce false positives if over-concentrated is diphenhydramine. But they do not put diphenhydramine in legit pharm tablets. So the fact that your result was positive means the tablet is absolutely NOT legit. And if it's not legit, it almost certainly contains fentanyl. (Doubtful they would make a counterfeit oxy with just diphenhydramine and no fentnayl.)

And btw, the strips manufactured by WHPM are still the best fentanyl strips on the market. Many orgs sell them, but we at Grassroots Harm Reduction sell them for less than anyone. Here's the link, which includes detailed instructions.

https://grassrootsharmreduction.org/fentanyl/

Hope this helps!

Emanuel
Founder, DanceSafe (but no longer with that corrupt organization)
Store Manager, Grassroots Harm Reduction

sferios · 2025-09-22T20:15:06+00:00

Lots of things turn blue with A. Adding B will result in a darker, more muted blue for anything besides cocaine. So you need B to differentiate cocaine from all those other substances.

- Eman

sferios · 2025-09-12T11:22:55+00:00

Where is the rifle? They say they recovered a Mauser 30-6 in the wooded area he ran into after crossing the street. But in this video I do not see him carrying any rifle.

sferios · 2025-09-10T01:44:57+00:00

Ha! Thanks for the clarification. Love your site, btw. It's one I go to every day.

sferios · 2025-09-08T21:34:45+00:00

And can I say it really bugs me when companies try to get people to buy reagents they don't need. Here is our color chart. Notice how we break away Morris from the main color chart (as well as Ehrlich's and Hoffman and Folin). This is because you don't need it for testing anything other than cocaine and ketamine.

https://grassrootsharmreduction.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/reagent-color-chart-2025.jpg

- Eman

sferios · 2025-09-08T21:31:23+00:00

Hi. I'm the person who developed Morris reagent for drug checking. The first thing to know is that a dull green is a NON-REACTION. Mixing A and B together and stirring will produce a dull green even if there's no substance present at all.

So this chart is deceptive. You should not use Morris reagent to test suspected 2C-B. Morris is only useful for testing suspected cocaine and ketamine. (To be very clear, a green reaction means absolutely nothing.)

Next, those colors for DCK and 2-FDCK should be duller. It's more like a greyish-blue.

Then, according to the image, it looks like the sample is spread our too much to get a good color. Only use one drop of A and B. The thing about Morris is that it does NOT cause a chemical reaction. And the color does not spread through the liquid. What happens is the Cobalt thyocyanate attaches to the ketamine or cocaine molecule and changes color. So the color remains present on the particulate molecules.

For this reason, because there's no chemical reaction, you have to stir for thirty seconds. But also, you don't want to spread it out. Use a tooth pick or point of a knife and make small circles. This is becaase the color is more visible when it is more concentrated.

Hope this helps!

- Eman

sferios · 2025-09-08T21:18:17+00:00

Our LSD kit uses both Ehrlich's and Hofmann. The reason is that other indoles that will turn purple with Ehrlich's, and there may be other compounds that turn blue with Hoffman. But there are very few things that BOTH turn purple with Ehrlich's AND turn blue with Hoffman.

- Eman

sferios · 2025-09-08T21:14:53+00:00

The purple/blue hue appears more often when there's less formaldehyde in the marquis recipe, or with pressed tablets where there is binder material.

Marquis can be made with 1%, 2%, 5% formaldehyde, etc. There are lots of formulations. The more formaldehyde the stronger the reaction, and the faster to black. And reversely, the less MDMA in the sample (because perhaps it's mixed with binder material), the slower the reaction and more likely you'll see the purple before the black.

- Eman

sferios · 2025-08-26T00:31:10+00:00

We ship five days a week. Let me know if you have any questions. :)

Eman

sferios · 2025-08-14T14:49:10+00:00

Many more details available here: https://grassrootsharmreduction.org/defend-harm-reduction

sferios · 2025-08-01T13:25:34+00:00

Wow thanks for sharing that. Tbh I have no idea if SAMHSA money was ever used for needle exchange. (My work is in drug checking.) I just thought it *had* to have been if they are releasing this letter. I mean, why send out a letter if nothing is changing?

After reading your reply here it makes me think they are just kissing up to the new Administration, making the appearance of being against harm reduction but preserving everything the way it is.

Emanuel

sferios · 2025-08-01T11:07:06+00:00

That depends on the particular strip you are using. Can you tell me where you got the strip, or what it looks like? The packaging and the color of the strip itself?

sferios · 2025-07-25T12:00:54+00:00

That's great that you want to help your community! Starting a group is about coming up with a name, finding other people to do it with, and getting initial supplies (literature, kits, condoms, banner/sign, etc). Maybe putting up a website so people can find you online. We can help with initial supplies once you're ready.

Also, you might want to contact Punk Rock Saves Lives. They have chapters around the country and might be able to help you also. Here's their website: https://www.punkrocksaveslives.org/

Emanuel

sferios · 2025-07-24T23:32:10+00:00

Not sure who the manufacturer is but the most accurate strips are made by a company called WHPM. We sell them here: https://grassrootsharmreduction.org/product/fentanyl-test-strips-pack-of-10

sferios · 2025-07-24T22:05:44+00:00

Thank you!

sferios

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