Bluelight (web forum)

Bluelight is an online web forum and research portal dedicated to harm reduction in drug use. With a user base of over 450,000 registered since bluelight.ru was formed in 1999 it has a dedicated following of people who use drugs, researchers, and people seeking advice for harm reduction in their drug use. It does not promote drug use explicitly, as evidenced by the honorarium to the deceased in Bluelights Shrine where many members who have passed due to their drug use, mental health disorders, and for reason's as varied as they are.

Bluelight.org Harm Reduction Forum and Research Portal
Bluelight
AbbreviationBL
PredecessorMDMA Clearinghouse
Merged intoMultidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies | maps.org
Formation1997 (1997)
FounderSebastian's Ghost
Merger ofPillreports.net
TypeDrug discussion forum / harm reduction / research portal
PurposeHarm reduction, drug discussion, scientific research, influencer in drug policy, safer drug use, mental health support, addictions or substance use disorder support, well-being
HeadquartersMelbourne, Australia
Region served
International
Membership
450,000
Official language
English
Key people
Monica Barratt
Parent organization
Multidisciplinary Association For Psychedelic Studies | Maps.org
Volunteers
50+
Websitewww.bluelight.org
Formerly called
bluelight.ru

In 2021, Bluelight started a social media iniative to spread it's reach in a contemporary internet. The main focus is a Discord room where anyone can come to discuss harm reduction in drug use with Bluelight.org as an official headquarter to keep peoples anonymity safe from local law enforcement,.


Bluelight's overarching philosophy is simple. Meet people where they are and encourage open dialogue that empowers the individual to be the primary agent of their own physical, mental and emotional wellbeing.[1]

Partnerships

Bluelight.org was originally formed in 1997 as a part of a website called the MDMA Clearinghouse and it As of 2013, Bluelight has partnerships with the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), an organization focused on clinical research on psychedelic drugs,[2] and Pill Reports, a web-based database for MDMA based pill testing results.

Bluelight has mentions in several formal publications.[3][4][5][6]

Monica Barratt is the primary research director for Bluelight.

Researchers sometimes use web forums such as Bluelight learn more drugs, drug use, people who use drugs, and anything related to drug use.[7] Individual users use it to share information and ask questions.[8]

See also

References
  1. "About Us". Bluelight.org. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  2. "Bluelight Announcement". MAPS. 5 April 2013. Retrieved 2020-11-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Chiauzzi, E., DasMahapatra, P., Lobo, K., & Barratt, M. J. (2013). Participatory research with an online drug forum: A survey of user characteristics, information sharing, and harm reduction views. Substance Use and Misuse, 48, 661-670.
  4. Carhart-Harris, R. L., King, L. A., & Nutt, D. J. (2011). A web-based survey on mephedrone. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 118, 19-22.
  5. Barratt, M. J., Cakic, V., & Lenton, S. (2013). Patterns of synthetic cannabinoid use in Australia. Drug and Alcohol Review, 32, 141-146.
  6. Ward, J., Rhyee, S., & Plansky, J. (2011). Methoxetamine: a novel ketamine analog and growing health-care concern. Clinical Toxicology, 49, 874-875.
  7. Johnson, Doug (2019-10-18). "To Tackle Drug Use, Researchers and People With Addiction Alike Turn to Online Forums". Undark Magazine. Retrieved 2020-11-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. Aubusson, Kate (2016-11-16). "Drug users swap stories, share warnings online in search for safety". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
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