Apply to be a beta tester
What this site is
intoxicant.wiki is a harm reduction encyclopedia. The idea is simple to say and hard to do: one place where anyone who uses drugs can look up a substance and find what the best sources actually say about it, quoted and linked, so nobody has to dig through ten tabs at 3am to find out what they’re dealing with.
Every page quotes its sources and links back to them: harm reduction groups, drug labels, medical journals and public health agencies. Where the sources disagree, you see both. Nothing is made up to fill a gap; if no source covers something, the page says so.
What we’re aiming for
We want to build the most in-depth harm reduction site there has ever been. That means dose tables, interaction warnings, reagent test colours, documented case reports, community forums, personal experience reports and tools for keeping track of your own use, all on one site and all kept accurate. We keep the pages plain and fast, text first with nothing in the way. Around here the motto is ascii assassination, and every slow, cluttered, ad-stuffed drug page out there is a target.
Why it’s private for now
The site is still being built. Some pages are thin, some tools are half-finished, and some things are surely wrong. Before it opens to everyone, we want a small group of people to use it hard and tell us what breaks.
What we expect from beta testers
- Explore. Go through the substance pages, the tools, the forums and anything else you can find. Wander off the obvious paths.
- Give detailed feedback. “It’s broken” helps a little. “On my phone, the dose table on the MDMA page covers the header” helps a lot. Tell us what’s confusing, missing, wrong or ugly, and what works well too.
- Submit information. Flag values that don’t match their source, point us to better sources and help fill the gaps.
- Share your experiences. Personal reports and dose logs from people who’ve actually been there make the site more useful for the next person.
- Be decent. Respect the other testers, keep the forums civil, and don’t share the site’s password or anyone else’s information.
Applying
Fill in the form below. Like everyone who uses the site, beta testers must be 18 or older. Answer honestly: nobody is judged for how much or how little they’ve used, and the answers only help us get a good mix of people. We read every application, and if you’re accepted we’ll email you the way in.
Only staff who review applications see your answers. Your email is stored encrypted, we don’t store your IP address, and we never need your real name, so please leave it out. Applications are deleted within 12 months of a decision. Questions? Write to [email protected].