Drug Checking Service

The Glasgow Drug Checking Service is a harm reduction service that allows people to submit drug samples for chemical analysis and receive information and advice about what is in them.

Drug checking is intended to:

• Reduce drug related harm and overdose risk
• Provide accurate, evidence based information in an unpredictable and toxic drug market
• Support people to make safer decisions and influence behaviour change
• Potentially identify dangerous substances circulating locally, and ensure shared this  knowledge is shared wider

The service will operate as part of a national pilot supported by the Scottish Government. 

The service is located at the Health and Care Centre at 55 Hunter Street Glasgow, G4 0UP, and is open Monday to Friday from 9.30am to 5pm with the last sample for testing accepted at 4pm, this gives staff enough time to undertake the tests and provide individuals with the results.

To access the service, you must be over the age of 18 years and use one or more illicit substances on a regular basis. Unfortunately, we cannot accept drugs for testing if an individual is unable to confirm this.

Drug checking does not supply drugs, does not encourage drug use, and cannot make drug use safe. It provides information, advice and support to reduce individual, community and population harm.

You can also read more on our Drug Checking Service leaflet