“It wasn’t here, and now it is. It’s everywhere": fentanyl’s rising presence in Oregon’s drug supply

“It wasn’t here, and now it is. It’s everywhere": fentanyl’s rising presence in Oregon’s drug supply

Abstract Background Illicit fentanyl has contributed to a drastic increase in overdose drug deaths. While fentanyl has subsumed the drug supply in the Northeastern and Midwestern USA, it has more recently reached the Western USA. For this study, we explored perspectives of people who use drugs (PWUD...

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Main Authors: Sarah S. Shin, Kate LaForge, Erin Stack, Justine Pope, Gillian Leichtling, Jessica E. Larsen, Judith M. Leahy, Andrew Seaman, Daniel Hoover, Laura Chisholm, Christopher Blazes, Robin Baker, Mikaela Byers, Katie Branson, P. Todd Korthuis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-07-01
Series:Harm Reduction Journal
Subjects:
Fentanyl
Drug supply
Overdose
EMS
Law enforcement
Qualitative
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-022-00659-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-022-00659-9

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