@PGroundhogs

A Safer Supply Through Science…Supporting people who use drugs across Pennsylvania with free street-to-lab drug checking. DM for free kits

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Joined August 2023
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PA GROUNDHOGS issues inaugural quantitative trend report, shows declining purity, high volatility in regional drug supply pagroundhogs.org/puritytrend… #drugchecking #StreetSmartLabSharp
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What does @PGroundhogs do? Number 23: we test what’s in smoke shop vapes so you don’t have to. This Rick&Morty vape, obtained by PAG collectors, had Dimethylpentylone- a substituted cathinone along with THC delta 9. Featured in @NPSDiscovery
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PA GROUNDHOGS rural engagement team killing it at the AICDAC recovery conference in Westmoreland County. #gogroundhogs!
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PAG’s rural engagement initiative is making headway in Butler County butlereagle.com/20250611/pa-…

PA Groundhogs hit the streets in Butler

Butler County has two places where people can pick up kits used to test drugs for fentanyl: the Butler County sheriff’s office and Totalus, a business on East Jefferson Street that also sells baked...

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PAGROUNDHOGS joined harm reduction groups in a statement opposing the proposed scheduling of medetomidine. @thephillyvoice took a deep dive into the potential ramifications. phillyvoice.com/medetomidine…

Street drugs are being cut with a potent sedative, but criminalizing it may worsen Philly's...

A pair of Pennsylvania lawmakers want to make medetomidine a controlled substance – just like the state did last year with xylazine. Critics say cartels will turn to more harmful drugs.

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York County sees 33% decline in overdose deaths - exceeding national average wgal.com/article/pennsylvani…

Overdose deaths fell 33% in York County last year

The coroner's annual report shows overdose-related deaths fell more than the national average.

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Thanks @PittsburghPG for including PA Groundhogs in your new piece on the state’s radically changing dope supply. post-gazette.com/news/health… here’s our latest numbers on adulterants found with fentanyl including medetomidine and xylazine
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UPDATE: K2 results are back. Samples from PA/NJ show no fentanyl contamination, resurgence of MDMB-4EN-PINACA, 5F-ADB -potent 3rd gen SCRAs
PAGroundhogs@PGroundhogs17 Apr 2025
PAG News: Potent 3rd & 4th generation synthetic cannabinoids are back, and some may be synthesized locally pagroundhogs.org/news/f/pote…

UPDATE: LAB RESULTS SHOW NO FENTANYL IN K2

(PHILADELPHIA) – PAGROUNDHOGS (PAG), Pennsylvania’s regional drug checking program, is updating its prior alert on a string of adverse events associated with synthetic cannabinoids (also called “K2”...

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PAG News: Potent 3rd & 4th generation synthetic cannabinoids are back, and some may be synthesized locally pagroundhogs.org/news/f/pote…

UPDATE: LAB RESULTS SHOW NO FENTANYL IN K2

(PHILADELPHIA) – PAGROUNDHOGS (PAG), Pennsylvania’s regional drug checking program, is updating its prior alert on a string of adverse events associated with synthetic cannabinoids (also called “K2”...

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We extend a special thanks to @PGroundhogs and @DanceSafe for their contributions to the report.
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Our latest SEOW report, created in partnership with Dornsife School of Public Health at @drexelpubhealth, highlights recent trends in drug adulterants and novel substances, available drug-checking services, and key public policies. pa.gov/content/dam/copapwp-p…
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Thanks ⁦@NPR⁩ for including me & ⁦@PGroundhogs⁩ in this important story. Fatal fentanyl overdoses are down in every state npr.org/2025/03/07/nx-s1-529…

Deadliest phase of fentanyl crisis eases, as all states see recovery

In some parts of the U.S., drug deaths have plunged to levels not seen since the fentanyl crisis exploded. Addiction experts say communities still face big challenges.

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Where the magic happens: preparing dope samples from Trenton. NJ at @CFSRE
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PAG RELEASES ANNUAL REPORT, PROVIDES DETAILS ON MAJOR DISRUPTION OF REGIONAL OPIOID SUPPLY pagroundhogs.org/news/f/pag-…

PAG Report Exposes Major Disruption in Opioid Supply

PHILADELPHIA/PITTSBURGH – [JAN 30, 2025] – PA Groundhogs (PAG), Pennsylvania’s statewide drug-checking organization, has released its First Annual Report, detailing groundbreaking findings from its...

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Data Breakout: Presence of medetomidine in Philly's dope supply since it was identified in April 2024
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Claudia Sheinbaum debunks NY Times report on fentanyl production peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/…

Claudia Sheinbaum debunks NY Times report on fentanyl production : Peoples Dispatch

The report comes just days after president-elect Donald Trump said he would impose a 25% tariff on Mexican products if the country did not stop fentanyl from entering the US from Mexico.

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*Correction: statewide PENNSYLVANIA, not just Philly
PAGroundhogs@PGroundhogs14 Dec 2024
Demonstrative of the rapidly evolving dope landscape in eastern US. Q4/23 compared to the last 2 quarters of 2024. Stamp bag composition in Philly
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Demonstrative of the rapidly evolving dope landscape in eastern US. Q4/23 compared to the last 2 quarters of 2024. Stamp bag composition in Philly
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Early detection and prediction of non‐fatal drug‐related incidents and fatal overdose outbreaks using the Farrington algorithm onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

Early detection and prediction of non‐fatal drug‐related incidents and fatal overdose outbreaks...

Aims The aim of this study was to assess the validity of undertaking time-series analyses on both fatal and non-fatal drug overdose outcomes for the surveillance of emerging drug threats, and to...

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Thanks to @hannahmwebster for including PAGROUNDHOGS in her solid piece on BTMPS- a non drug industrial adulterant turning up in fentanyl samples in PENNSYLVANIA and elsewhere post-gazette.com/news/health…

Industrial-grade chemical is showing up in street drugs

An industrial-grade chemical used to preserve plastic has appeared in drugs recently tested throughout the country, including in Philadelphia and Allegheny...

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