Warehouse Project, a series of clubs in Greater Manchester, England, is beginning an innovative project in attempt to protect attendees and potentially save lives at their events. The BBC reports that the British Home Office and event organizers are collaborating on a plan to test drugs confiscated at their events, put them through a machine, and then send out social media notifications to attendees, giving them the chemical makeup of the drug. Their hope is that certain identifiable pills- for example, “green rolex” ecstasy pills- will be avoided by others who may have gotten the same batch. If users are aware that a certain drug they have that matches a drug tested by staff and contains a harmful chemical, they can save themselves by not taking it.
While this approach will certainly protect many lives, it’s not perfect. The results from the machine only tell club-goers which drugs not to take- however, its conceivable that they could put out notifications saying that certain drugs are relatively “OK”, though its doubtful since this would appear to be condoning drug use. The system also relies on users checking their social media during the event, and those who ingest before or who don’t use social media during the event won’t be able to utilize this new method. Also, there’s no telling if certain drugs that are tested are all the same; for instance, if a “green rolex” is tested, there may be three different “green rolex” pills going around, all with slightly different compositions.
However, this initiative is definitely moving the dance scene in a positive direction, in light of the recent string of overdoses and consequent deaths throughout the US and UK. With TomorrowWorld allowing Dance Safe in, and now Warehouse Project promoting ideals such as this, it seems the dance music scene may have some light at the end of the tunnel.
Source: Spin
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