Current attitudes toward drug checking services and a comparison of expected with actual drugs present in street drug samples collected from opioid users

Current attitudes toward drug checking services and a comparison of expected with actual drugs present in street drug samples collected from opioid users

Abstract Background The opioid epidemic continues to be associated with high numbers of fatalities in the USA and other countries, driven mainly by the inclusion of potent synthetic opioids in street drugs. Drug checking by means of various technologies is being increasingly implemented as a harm re...

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Main Authors: James A. Swartz, Marya Lieberman, A. David Jimenez, Mary Ellen Mackesy-Amiti, Heather D. Whitehead, Kathleen L. Hayes, Lisa Taylor, Elizabeth Prete
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-07-01
Series:Harm Reduction Journal
Subjects:
Drug checking services
Harm reduction
Fentanyl
Opioid overdose-related fatalities
Syringe program services
Substance use
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-023-00821-x

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-023-00821-x

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