Entries by Dana Larsen

Donations are now tax-deductible!

We are happy to announce that we can now offer tax receipts for donations! We have partnered with the Lookout Society to accept charitable donations. If you would like to make a donation and support our work, please click here.

Over 65,000 samples analyzed!

From humble beginnings in 2019, Get Your Drugs Tested has grown to become the world’s busiest free street drug analysis centre! We are currently doing over 60% of all drug analysis in BC from our two locations. We receive no government funding! Our operations are entirely funded by The Medicinal Cannabis Dispensary, The Medicinal Mushroom […]

Second location opens Dec 4th

On Monday December 4th we are opening our second location, at 245 West Broadway. This is right next door to a storefront of The Medicinal Mushroom Dispensary, which provides our funding along with The Medicinal Cannabis Dispensary. Hours will be Tuesday to Saturday from 2-6pm. We hope to expand the hours soon as we get […]

What we analyze in a typical day

On February 2 we tested 71 drug samples at Get Your Drugs Tested. The number of people accessing our service continues to grow, and honestly we are having a hard time keeping up with demand! Here is a summary of what we tested on Thursday, February 2, a typical day for us at Get Your […]

We’re busier than ever!

The last few months have been busier than ever for our team. Many days we are analyzing over 50 samples that come to us in person and through the mail. We are the world’s busiest free drug analysis clinic and yet we are only able to test a tiny fraction of everything that is out […]

25,000 Test Milestone! Plus new and improved search engine

We have reached an epic milestone of 25,000 drug analysis tests performed! Since we opened in May 2019 we have been getting busier every month, checking a record 1246 samples in February. We have also updated our search engine, making it easier to do a deep dive into our drug database. Plus we’ve added a […]

We’re busier than ever with 20,000 samples analyzed!

We have hit a new milestone with our 20,000th drug analyzed! We are busier than ever with a record 1375 tests performed in October. We are also working on improving the search engine for our online results database, making it easier to dig into the data and analyze trends.

GYDT on Global news

Our drug checking service was featured in a September 29 Global News report about the drug death crisis. Click through to watch the video.

COVID update: new hours

Due to the COVID virus, we have adjusted our hours and protocols. We are now open Tuesday to Saturday, from 2-6pm. We have special protocols in place to receive samples for health and safety. Our drug testing service will be available by drop off only. Clients can wait outside for written results, or receive them […]

Noon to 8pm every day!

We are now operational 12-8pm every day. Exception: Sunday November 17th we will be closing early at 6:30pm.

Drop-in drug analysis 7 days a week!

You can now drop by in person seven days a week to get your drugs analyzed in Vancouver! Come visit us at 880 East Hastings weekdays from 4-8pm, and weekends from 2-8pm. We offer free, discreet, accurate analysis of all street drugs with our FTIR Spectrometer. 880 East Hastings is the location of The Medicinal […]

We’re in the news!

The launch of our national drug checking service received major media coverage! Check out these recent news stories. National Post: Canadians can now mail their narcotics to Vancouver to find out whether or not they will kill them Global News Halifax: Drug testing campaign raising awareness about the dangers of contaminated drugs in Halifax Vice […]

National Poster Campaign

We’ve launched a national poster campaign to promote our service. We’ve had posters going up around town in all these cities: Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal and Halifax.

Testing office coming soon

Right now we are only offering our drug-testing service by mail. But stay tuned! We will be opening a fixed location in Vancouver soon. Our plan is to be open seven a days a week for in-person testing as well as mail-order.   You can also get your drugs tested for free by Vancouver Coastal […]