Make a plan before you consume to avoid unnecessary harm and wasting money

1. Decide how much you're going to use and put aside money that you'll need for other expenses (like food or rent).

2. Buy from a source you trust and use a little bit first to test its strength. See "Reducing Common Risks Related to Street Drug Use” Tor more water use advice related to purchasing street drugs.

3. Plan to use in a safe place with people you trust and make sure to eat and drink plenty of water before using anything.

4. Know when the drugs will wear off so you can decide on a time to stop using, which will allow you to rest and be sober for work or other commitments.

Are you going up or down?

• Make sure you know whether the drugs you are taking are stimulants/uppers (like Adderall or cocaine) or depressants/downers (like opioids or alcohol)

• Mixing drugs with similar effects can increase the risk of overdose and other negative effects (like increased heart rate and or anxiety)

Test all substances

• Make sure to test all your drugs for fentanyl beforehand using test strips.FIND TEST KITS

• Even stimulants like cocaine, MDMA/molly, and pills have tested positive for fentanyl!

Avoid mixing depressants if possible

• Depressants suppress breathing, so mixing them carries a very high risk of overdose

• Narcan can help with opioid overdose, but it has no effect on other depressants.

Do less of each

• Doing less of each drug will decrease the likelihood of an overdose or other negative effects

• You can always do more, but you can’t do less.

Take one at a time

• It’s best to use stimulants and depressants separately so you can find a mix that works for you

• Use LESS of the depressant than you normally would.

• It's best to take the stimulant first, wait for ten minutes and then take the other substance.

Keep track of how much you're taking and when it’ll wear off

• Use a pen and paper or your phone to keep track of your use Lookup when each drug wears off ahead of time to help avoid having too much in your system at once.

• Stimulants normally wear off before depressants and can disguise how intoxicated you are.

• Avoid driving or omer potential risky activities when mixing these!