The lab registry

Labs that analyse samples

Many drug checking services send some samples to a lab for a fuller answer. A.CAB volunteers put this list together from the labs’ own pages, their published reports and what services have told us. Most labs only take samples from partner services, so the way in is usually a service near you. 6 of the 32 labs here are in the United States.

Labs, who can send samples, methods, whether they measure amounts, typical wait and cost
Lab	Country	Who can send samples	Methods	Measures amounts	Typical wait	Cost
CanTESTDirections Health Services, funded by ACT Health	AustraliaCanberra, ACT	Partner services only	FTIR, LC-MS/HPLCThe lab’s terms: FTIR, UPLC-PDA	Yes	As quick as 30 minutes	Free
Pill Testing AustraliaPill Testing AustraliaPublished results	AustraliaACT and festival sites	Partner services only	FTIR, LC-MS/HPLC, Fentanyl strips, Reagent testsThe lab’s terms: FTIR, UPLC-PDA, Fentanyl test strips, Ehrlich reagent	For some drugs	About 15 minutes	Free
Victorian Pill Testing ServiceYSAS-led consortium with The Loop Australia and Harm Reduction VictoriaPublished results	AustraliaFitzroy, Victoria, plus festivals	Partner services only	FTIR, GC-MS, Paper spray MS	Not clear	About 15-30 minutes; complex samples longer	Free
checkit! Drug CheckingSuchthilfe Wien gGmbHPublished results	AustriaVienna	Partner services only	LC-MS/HPLC, FTIR, other methodsThe lab’s terms: UHPLC-IT-MS³, UHPLC-DAD, MALDI-HRMS³, FTIR	For some drugs	Usually: in by Monday 8am, ready Thursday; at events about 30-60 minutes	Free and anonymous
Institut für Gerichtliche Medizin InnsbruckMedical University of InnsbruckPublished results	AustriaInnsbruck, Tyrol	Partner services only	GC-MS, LC-MS/HPLCThe lab’s terms: GC-MS, LC-MS	Yes	Usually the Friday after Monday drop-off	Free, anonymous and confidential
triptalks GrazCaritas Graz-Seckau, with Gesundheitsfonds Steiermark and Stadt GrazPublished results	AustriaGraz, Styria	Partner services only	LC-MS/HPLC, GC-MS, NMR (some samples), other methodsThe lab’s terms: HPLC, GC-MS, IR spectroscopy (when needed), NMR (when needed)	Yes	Friday after Monday drop-off	Free and anonymous (per 2022 launch release)
Get Your Drugs TestedGet Your Drugs Tested, independent service founded by Dana LarsenPublished results	CanadaVancouver, British Columbia	Anyone, and partner services	FTIR, Fentanyl strips, Benzo strips, Other stripsThe lab’s terms: FTIR, Fentanyl test strips, Benzodiazepine test strips, LSD test strips	Rough estimate only	Mail-in: about 1-2 days after arrival (weekday pickup); in person: not stated	Free; mail-in $10 per sample suggested, may be waived
Health Canada Drug Analysis ServiceHealth Canada (federal government)Published results	CanadaLongueuil QC, Scarborough ON, Burnaby BC	Partner services only	GC-MS, LC-MS/HPLC, FTIR, NMR, other methodsThe lab’s terms: Gas chromatography, HPLC, Infrared spectroscopy, Mass spectrometry, NMR (including qNMR)	For some drugs	Not stated	Not stated
Substance Drug CheckingUniversity of Victoria (Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research)Published results	CanadaVictoria, British Columbia	Anyone, and partner services	FTIR, Paper spray MS, Fentanyl strips, Benzo stripsThe lab’s terms: FTIR, Paper spray MS, Fentanyl test strips, Benzodiazepine test strips	Yes	In person 30 min-2 hours; mail-in not stated	Free and confidential
Toronto's Drug Checking ServiceDrug Checking Unit, St. Michael's Hospital (Unity Health Toronto)Published results	CanadaToronto, Ontario	Partner services only	GC-MS, LC-MS/HPLCThe lab’s terms: GC-MS, LC-MS	For some drugs	Within a business day or two	Free and anonymous
Échele Cabeza SASÉchele Cabeza (Colombian harm reduction NGO)Published results	ColombiaBogota, Cali and Medellin, plus parties and festivals	Not clear	Reagent tests, Fentanyl strips, Benzo strips, other methodsThe lab’s terms: Reagent tests, Fentanyl test strips, Benzodiazepine test strips, Scott test (semi-quantitative cocaine purity), TLC, Stereomicroscope (cannabis), NIR (cannabis)	Rough estimate only	Cannabis immediate; others not stated	Not stated; cannabis PDF report and photos extra
Analyse ton Prod' Île-de-France LabSida Paroles and Charonne-Oppelia	FranceÎle-de-France	Anyone, and partner services	LC-MS/HPLCThe lab’s terms: HPLC	For some drugs	Within a week of receipt	Free, anonymous and confidential (Psychoactif remote route; partner route not stated)
Drug LabLe Bus 31/32 (Marseille harm reduction association)Published results	FranceMarseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur	Partner services only	LC-MS/HPLC, other methodsThe lab’s terms: TLC, HPLC-DAD	Yes	A few days to a week	Free and anonymous
GerMed BerlinState of Berlin (GerMed)Published results	GermanyBerlin	Partner services only	LC-MS/HPLC, GC-MS (some samples)The lab’s terms: HPLC-DAD, GC-MS (cannabis), LC-MS (unknown substances)	For some drugs	A few days (about three)	Free
HSE Emerging Drug Trends LaboratoryHealth Service Executive (HSE)	IrelandDublin	Partner services only	GC-MS, FTIR (at festivals)The lab’s terms: GC-MS, FTIR (mobile, at festivals)	Yes	On site at festivals; otherwise not stated	Free and confidential at festivals
DIMS LaboratoryTrimbos-instituutPublished results	NetherlandsNational network; bureau in Utrecht	Partner services only	Reagent tests (as of 2013-2017), GC-MS (as of 2013-2017), other methodsThe lab’s terms: Marquis reagent (per 2013-2017 study), TLC (per 2013-2017 study), GC-NPD (per 2013-2017 study), GC-MS (per 2013-2017 study), LC-DAD (per 2013-2017 study)	For some drugs	About a week if sent to the lab	Free at most sites; some charge EUR 2-3
Jellinek Drug Testing ServiceJellinek, part of Stichting ArkinPublished results	NetherlandsAmsterdam, Utrecht, Amersfoort and Hilversum	Anyone, in person	Reagent tests, FTIR (some samples), other methodsThe lab’s terms: Marquis reagent, Pill database comparison, FTIR (some powders, at some locations), LSD blotter test (LSD or no LSD), Laboratory analysis (method not named)	Rough estimate only	On the spot for pills in the database and some powders; lab results by phone about a week later	EUR 2.50 cash per sample in Amsterdam; free in Utrecht, Amersfoort and Hilversum
KnowYourStuffNZKnowYourStuffNZ (peer-led harm reduction NGO)Published results	New ZealandAuckland, Waikato, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, plus events nationwide	Not clear	FTIR, Reagent tests, Fentanyl strips, Nitazene strips, Benzo stripsThe lab’s terms: FTIR, Reagent tests, Fentanyl test strips, Nitazene test strips, Benzodiazepine test strips	No	Not stated; checked on site, inconclusive samples sent to a lab	Free
PHF Science Drug Checking LabPHF Science (formerly ESR)	New ZealandNational (lab location not stated)	Partner services only	GC-MS	Not clear	Not given; harm-linked samples go first	Free to the person
NLZOHNLZOH, Slovenia's national public health labPublished results	SloveniaNational (nine checking points)	Partner services only	FTIR, LC-MS/HPLC, GC-MSThe lab’s terms: FTIR, HPLC-DAD, GC-MS, LC-QTOF-MS	Yes	About 4-7 days; longer for unknowns	Free and anonymous
Energy Control InternationalEnergy Control, a project of Spanish NGO ABD	SpainBarcelona	Anyone, by post	GC-MS, LC-MS/HPLC, other methodsThe lab’s terms: GC-MS, LC-MS, Ion trap MS, HPLC-UV, UV/Vis spectrophotometry	Yes	Usually 7-21 days after the sample reaches Barcelona; some drugs and enantiomer analyses up to 3 months	€60-€120 per sample; enantiomer analysis €220
UPV/EHU SGIkerUniversity of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)Published results	SpainBasque Country	Partner services only	NMR	Yes	Not stated	Ai Laket!! check free; lab cost not stated
Kantonsapothekeramt BernCanton of Bern pharmacist's office	SwitzerlandBern	Partner services only	LC-MS/HPLC, other methodsThe lab’s terms: HPLC-DAD, Mass spectrometry (unknowns)	Yes	On site about 1 hour; drop-off 2+ days	Free and anonymous for people who bring samples
The LoopThe Loop (UK registered charity)Published results	United KingdomBristol and London, plus festivals	Partner services only	FTIR, Reagent tests (some samples), Other strips, other methodsThe lab’s terms: FTIR, Reagent tests (secondary), Opioid test strips, Mass loss analysis (MDMA/cathinone tablets)	Rough estimate only	About one hour	Free and anonymous
University of Bath Drug Checking ResearchUniversity of Bath	United KingdomBath, England	Partner services only	NMR, other methodsThe lab’s terms: NMR, Mass spectrometry	Not clear	Not stated	Not stated
WEDINOSPublic Health WalesPublished results	United KingdomCardiff, Wales	Anyone, and partner services	FTIR (as of 2018-19), NMR (as of 2018-19), GC-MS (as of 2018-19), LC-MS/HPLC (as of 2018-19), other methodsThe lab’s terms: Q-ToF MS (primary), FTIR (per 2018-19 report), NMR (per 2018-19 report), GC-MS (per 2018-19 report), LC-MS (per 2018-19 report)	No	A few days (per a CREW guide)	Not stated
CFSRE NPS DiscoveryCenter for Forensic Science Research & Education (nonprofit)Published results	United StatesHorsham, Pennsylvania	Partner services only	GC-MS, LC-MS/HPLCThe lab’s terms: GC-MS, LC-QTOF-MS	For some drugs	Not stated	Free to submitting agencies (grant-funded)
NIST RaDARNational Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)	United StatesGaithersburg, Maryland	Partner services only	DART-MS, LC-MS/HPLC (some samples)The lab’s terms: DART-MS, LC-QTOF-MS (some samples), LC-MS/MS (quant samples)	For some drugs	Qualitative 24-48 hours after NIST receives the sample; quantitative 1-2 weeks after receipt	Not stated
Notre Dame Lieberman LabUniversity of Notre Dame, Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry	United StatesNotre Dame, Indiana	Partner services only	LC-MS/HPLC (some samples), Fentanyl strips (as of 2023), Benzo strips (as of 2023)The lab’s terms: LC-MS/MS (used-strip residue), Fentanyl test strips (2023 Chicago study), Benzodiazepine test strips (2023 Chicago study)	Not clear	Not stated	Not stated
Rebel AnalyticsThe Rebel Educationist	United StatesNew York City, New York	Anyone, and partner services	Reagent tests, Other strips, other methodsThe lab’s terms: Spectrometry (instrument not named), Colorimetric reagents, Immunoassay test strips, Enantiomer testing, Safety screening (heavy metals, pathogens)	Rough estimate only	Not stated	$1 processing fee for a detailed PDF report; kit cost not stated (help on request); a free kit with select reagent sets
Transparency TestingTransparency (Infinite Transparency), parent of Bunk Police	United StatesColorado, US and Spain (unnamed partner labs)	Anyone, by post	FTIR, LC-MS/HPLC (higher-price tiers), GC-MS (higher-price tiers), NMR (higher-price tiers)The lab’s terms: FTIR, HPLC-DAD (Full and Complete tiers), GC-MS (Complete tier; Full when necessary), NMR, high-field (Complete tier; Full when necessary)	Yes	About 1 week after the sample arrives	$40-$110 per sample; enantiomers $200; botanicals $49-$349
UNC Street Drug Analysis LabUNC Opioid Data Lab, UNC Chapel HillPublished results	United StatesChapel Hill, North Carolina	Partner services only	GC-MS, FTIR (some samples)The lab’s terms: GC-MS, Derivatized GC-MS (some samples), FTIR (some samples)	No	About 1 day in lab (2022 report); partners report 1-4+ weeks end to end	Free in NC and to user unions; elsewhere priced at onboarding

Where this comes from

Each entry is compiled by A.CAB volunteers from the lab’s own pages and published reports. Volunteers check every entry again each quarter, and an entry checked that way shows the month. Details change, so check with the lab or a partner service. Know a lab that should be here, or see something wrong? Services can tell us when they list or update their service.

Sources for each lab

The registry is also available as open data: labs.json.