The Dope or Nope cocaine purity test is the kit for people who want more than a yes or no on cocaine. It works like the other tests, with one extra step: a separate buffer goes into the ampoule before your sample. You then read the result against the chart that comes with this kit.
What the purity test adds
Cocaine on the street varies a lot. FRANK, the UK drug information service, notes that its purity goes up and down with the market and that wraps are often cut, most commonly with benzocaine (FRANK, cocaine). This kit is meant to give you an indication of how much of your sample is cocaine, read from the chart in the pack.
Read that result as an indication. A colour test in a small ampoule is no laboratory measurement: lighting, the amount of sample and the time you wait all influence what you see. For an actual percentage, drug checking services analyse samples in a lab; see where to get help for services in several countries.
Only want to know whether a powder contains cocaine at all? The regular cocaine test does exactly that.
Colour chart
Reading the colour
The expected colour and reaction time for this test are printed on the colour chart in the pack. Always compare your result with that chart.
| What you see | What it means |
|---|---|
| Expected colour for this test | See the colour chart in the pack |
| A colour that matches the chart | The sample probably contains (some of) the substance on the chart. It says nothing about the amount or about other substances. |
| No reaction, or a colour that is not on the chart | You are not dealing with the substance on the chart. What it is instead stays unknown: discard the sample. |
Cross-check with the General test
The General test uses a different reagent. Its printed chart lists this colour for:
- orange Cocaine / crack
What a result tells you, and what it does not
A Dope or Nope test is a presence test. When the liquid turns a colour that is on the chart, the sample probably contains (some of) the substance or substance family named there. That is all the colour says.
- It does not measure purity or dose. The test does not show how much of the active substance is in your sample.
- It does not see everything. Another substance that the test does not recognise can sit in the same sample.
- It does not make anything safe. A matching colour is no promise of a safe experience. No drug use is without risk.
- No reaction, or a colour that is not on the chart, means you are not dealing with the substance on the chart. You then cannot say what the sample is. It might be harmless or extremely dangerous: throw it away.
The page on reading results explains false positives, false negatives and cutting agents in more detail.
Manual
How to use Dope or Nope
Use only a tiny bit of your sample, about the size of a pinhead.
This kit has an extra buffer step.
- Take the ampoule
- Break the ampoule
- Add the extra buffer
- Add your sample
- Twist the top and put it back on
- Compare the colour
Before you start
Each pack holds one single-use test. Work on a clean, dry and stable surface in good light, and keep the leaflet with the colour chart next to you. Use only a tiny bit of your sample, about the size of a pinhead: that is what the pack asks for, and more material does not give a better reading.
The ampoule contains a strong acid. Keep it upright and point it away from your face when you break it. Use a new test for every sample: a pill from another batch or powder from another bag counts as a different sample.
This kit has one extra step. After breaking the ampoule you add the separate buffer, and only then your sample. Then twist the top and put it back on the ampoule.
Safety and storage
Using this test is at your own risk. It gives an indication of the identity of the active substance(s) and therefore cannot offer 100% certainty; no rights or guarantees can be derived from it. The liquid contains a strong acid: keep the test out of reach of children and avoid contact with eyes and skin, as it can cause irritation. If the liquid touches your skin or eyes, rinse with plenty of water.
Store the pack cool and dark, below 35 °C (95 °F), in its original packaging. The test is meant for adults (18+).
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