Promotional graphic announcing the launch of DanceSafe’s xylazine test strips. The image features the DanceSafe logo and text that reads “They’re finally here – Xylazine Test Strips.” A photo of the test strip and yellow micro scoop appears on the right with a label noting “Attention: Only use with opioids.” The background includes a geometric harm reduction pattern in black with yellow and orange accents.

DanceSafe Xylazine Test Strips Are Here!

Xylazine test strips (XTS) are now available for purchase in the DanceSafe online shop! These strips help people detect xylazine — a powerful veterinary sedative sometimes found in fentanyl or heroin — making them an important new tool for opioid harm reduction. Another tool for safer use — one more step toward keeping each other alive. What Is Xylazine? Xylazine (“tranq”) is a non-opioid sedative found mixed with illicit opioids in some parts of the U.S. and Canada. It slows breathing and heart rate, increases the risk of overdose, and causes serious skin wounds. Because xylazine is not an opioid, naloxone does not...

October 30, 2025Read more...
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We Updated Our Fentanyl Test Strip Instructions!

We gave our fentanyl test strip instructions a glow-up! Same strips, smarter steps — all based on science, community feedback, and real-world use. Why the update? At DanceSafe, we’re committed to evidence-based, community-informed harm reduction. After years of seeing how people actually use our test strips in the wild, and with guidance from Dr. Marya Lieberman (who helped develop the strips), we decided it was time for a refresh. We also teamed up with a working group of researchers, chemists, harm reductionists, and manufacturers to help standardize instructions across brands so that testing is more consistent, no matter which strips you’re working with. What’s new? ...

October 27, 2025Read more...
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Choosing the Gemini-50 Milligram Scale: What It Took to Earn Our Trust

When we decide on a new tool for our shop, we don’t settle for what looks good on paper. We put it to the test until we’re confident it’s something we’d trust ourselves and recommend to you. This scale testing project? Let’s just say it took over our lives for a bit. Wake up and weigh, weigh all day, then sleep and dream weigh. It got weird… but in the best, nerdiest way. Our goal was simple: find a milligram scale that could accurately weigh very small quantities — especially milligram-level doses of powders — in conditions similar to those our community...

September 25, 2025Read more...
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We’ve Upgraded Our Everyday Milligram Scale – Meet the Gemini-50

At DanceSafe, we know how important it is to have harm reduction tools you can trust – it’s literally our whole thing. That’s why we’ve updated our everyday milligram scale to the Gemini-50, a precision digital milligram scale designed for accuracy, portability, and supporting safer, more informed choices.  This will be especially appreciated by anyone who’s had a “memorable” night (for better or worse) thanks to the imprecise art of eyeballing or the quirks of a meh, it’s-alright scale. Continuing our commitment to refining our offerings and staying curious about how we can better serve our community, we evaluated multiple digital milligram...

September 25, 2025Read more...
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Evolving Together: A Message from the DanceSafe Board

To our beloved community,  After careful consideration, the DanceSafe Board of Directors decided to make an executive leadership change to align with the evolving priorities of the organization. As of 5/28/2025, we have decided to part ways with Mitchell Gomez and he will no longer serve as Executive Director. As the current board focuses on how to support DanceSafe grow sustainably into our next chapter, we identified the need for a fresh perspective among executive leadership. For nonprofit organizations, changing leadership during times of expansion is a strategic decision to support healthy evolution as it rises to meet the changing needs...

May 28, 2025Read more...
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New Team Update! Welcome Rae Elkasabany

We are delighted to announce the newest addition to DanceSafe’s national leadership team: Rae Elkasabany, MSPH (she/her), our new Education Director! Rae Elkasabany, MSPH, Education Director Areas of focus: Drug education, drug checking, public health programs We are delighted to announce that in January 2025, Rae joined our team as Education Director. Rae brings over a decade of experience in harm reduction, drug education, and public health research. She is known nationally for her work developing and leading cutting-edge, community-based drug checking programs using FTIR spectroscopy, colorimetric reagents, and immunoassay test strips. Rae has directed DanceSafe’s FTIR Program, led the organization’s DC Chapter,...

May 26, 2025Read more...
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Stay Safe: Keeping it Real!

Look Out For FAKE DanceSafe Endorsements   Important Notice: Protecting Yourself from Unauthorized Products   Attention all DanceSafers!   What Happened:  It has come to our attention that unauthorized sellers are using the DanceSafe name and logo to market products that are not actual DanceSafe products. Some products depict the DanceSafe name and/or logo in a manner that suggests DanceSafe endorses or approves the product.  This is not the case.   Why is this Important?  The unauthorized use of the DanceSafe logo could increase the very harm that DanceSafe aims to reduce.  For the safety and integrity of our community, please do not purchase these products. DanceSafe has not endorsed these items, and DanceSafe makes no guarantee on their safety.   What do these...

December 4, 2024Read more...
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New Team Updates! Welcome Steve Garza and Richard Hartnell

We are thrilled to welcome two amazing new leaders to the DanceSafe team!  With a shared passion for harm reduction and a wealth of experience, we know they will help us push our mission forward!  Let’s meet our newest team members!  Steve Garza (he/him), Vice President of Digital Media  Areas of focus: Digital strategy & innovation, brand management, audience growth, media relations, marketing DanceSafe is pleased to announce the appointment of Steve Garza as Vice President of Digital Media, joining the organization's national leadership team.  Steve Garza, a seasoned music industry veteran and digital media executive, brings over 20 years of experience in the music...

October 28, 2024Read more...
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