Letter from KnowYourStuffNZ: What is Harm Reduction?
Posted 2:20pm Sunday 14th April 2024 by Max Phillips
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My name is Max Phillips, and I am a drug user. “User” is a bit of a loaded word, but it shouldn’t be, since everyone reading this is also a drug user. Over 80% of New Zealanders drink alcohol (one of the most harmful drugs), and we can tend to forget that things like panadol are Read more...
Know Your Stuff Finds a Bad Batch of MDMA
Posted 4:50pm Saturday 2nd March 2024 by Monty O’Rielly
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A bad batch of gear was making the rounds during O-Week, leaving students both impoverished and with severe stomach pains after consumption. On Thursday, Feb 22, Know Your Stuff (with the unfortunate acronym KYS), the national drug-testing agency, issued the warning, “Several samples presented Read more...
20% of Drugs Were Not as Advertised
Posted 2:28pm Sunday 2nd October 2022 by Zak Rudin
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The annual drug checking report published by KnowYourStuffNZ (KYS) just dropped. Critic Te Ārohi delved into the numbers to uncover the highs and lows of drug testing over the 2021-2022 season. KYS are a “community organisation of volunteers,” operating in partnership with the Read more...
Some Stuff not Known About KnowYourStuffNZ
Posted 1:17pm Sunday 20th March 2022 by Ruby Werry
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KnowYourStuffNZ does not test for purity. They test for presence of a substance, and that’s what they report. The misconception that KYSNZ tests for purity is apparently rife amongst both students and our own Critic staff members. It may seem like a small difference (presence vs. purity), Read more...
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