Description
Drug checking is a free, legal and confidential service that checks your drugs to see what's in them.
How do I access this service?
Anyone can access
Drug checking does not take any identifiable information. You don't sign anything, fill out any forms or give your name. Drug checking is legal in New Zealand. Police can't use your presence at a drug checking clinic as evidence in drug prosecutions, or as a reason to search you.
Walk in
Walk into any public drug checking clinic during open hours and the friendly staff will guide you through the process.
Fees and Charges Categorisation
Free
Programmes
Drug checking is a free, legal and confidential service that tells you what's in your drugs so you can reduce risks. Drug checking staff and volunteers use a scientific machine called a spectrometer to do this, along with reagent tests – chemicals that change colour when they react with certain drugs. You’ll then get your results, and drug checkers will have a chat with you about ways to stay safer. They can also answer your questions about drugs.
Drug checking is a free, legal and confidential service that tells you what's in your drugs so you can reduce risks. Drug checking staff and volunteers use a scientific machine called a spectrometer to do this, along with reagent tests – chemicals that change colour when they react with certain drugs. You’ll then get your results, and drug checkers will have a chat with you about ways to stay safer. They can also answer your questions about drugs.
- Regions
All of New Zealand
- Age Groups
Youth / Rangatahi, Adult / Pakeke, Older adult / Kaumātua
- Referral Types
Self referral
Referral Process
Find a drug checking clinic here.
Description
Drug checking is a free, legal and confidential service that tells you what's in your drugs so you can reduce risks.
Drug checking staff and volunteers use a scientific machine called a spectrometer to do this, along with reagent tests – chemicals that change colour when they react with certain drugs.
You’ll then get your results, and drug checkers will have a chat with you about ways to stay safer. They can also answer your questions about drugs.
Contact Details
Drug checking is provided by:
DISC Trust
NZ Drug Foundation
Know Your Stuff NZ
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This page was last updated at 9:42AM on May 19, 2025. This information is reviewed and edited by Drug Checking.