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Community-based drug checking at syringe service programs in New York City observe an increasing prevalence of xylazine from 2021 through 2024 [PDF]

Harm Reduction Journal
Background Xylazine has emerged as a major component of the unregulated opioid supply in several jurisdictions across the United States. However, the extent of xylazine in local drug supplies is unknown.
Leonardo A. Dominguez Gomez, Yarelix Estrada, Jeffery Sauer, Izza Zaidi, Andrew J. Trinidad, Hannah Helmy, Alex Harocopos   +6 more
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Characteristics of take-home fentanyl test strip use and support for drug checking services among people who use heroin in Australia: learnings for an increasingly complex drug market [PDF]

Harm Reduction Journal
Background This paper examines: (i) the acceptability of, and behavioural outcomes associated with, take-home fentanyl test strips (FTS), and (ii) support for, and preferences regarding, drug checking services among people who use heroin.
Rachel Sutherland, Maureen Steele, Craig Rodgers, Edmund Silins, Rosie Gilliver, Amy Peacock, Monica Barratt, Nadine Ezard, Krista J. Siefried, Robert Page, Raimondo Bruno, Phillip Read   +11 more
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Use of reagent test kits and fentanyl test strips among electronic music festival attendees in Colorado: prevalence, barriers, and behavior in response to drug checking [PDF]

Harm Reduction Journal
Background Polysubstance use is common at electronic dance music (EDM) events and hazards associated with polysubstance use may be exacerbated when people who use drugs are unaware of the contents of their drug sample.
Cianna J. Piercey, Thomas E. Schlechter, Devin Henry, Mikayla Allen-Collins, Riley Ahern, Joseph Cameron, Bradley T. Conner, Jeffrey G. Snodgrass, Hollis C. Karoly   +8 more
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A survey of North American drug checking services operating in 2022 [PDF]

International Journal of Drug Policy, 2023
Ju Nyeong Park, Joseph G Rosen, Erin Thompson   +2 more
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Contextual factors affecting the implementation of drug checking for harm reduction: a scoping literature review from a North American perspective

Harm Reduction Journal, 2023
Background The opioid epidemic continues to be a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the US. In 2020, 83% of opioid-related overdose deaths were due to synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl.
Chloe Grace Rose, Victoria Kulbokas, Emir Carkovic, Todd A. Lee, A. Simon Pickard   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Drug Checking as Strategy for Harm Reduction in Recreational Contests: Evaluation of Two Different Drug Analysis Methodologies

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021
Introduction: Drug checking as a part of drug harm-reduction strategies represents an essential aspect of public health policies. It focuses on rapid identification of drugs that individuals intend to use during night events, in order to implement health-
Martina Fregonese, Andrea Albino, Claudia Covino, Alessio Gili, Mauro Bacci, Alessia Nicoletti, Cristiana Gambelunghe   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The potential impacts of community drug checking within the overdose crisis: qualitative study exploring the perspective of prospective service users

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background As drug checking becomes more integrated within public health responses to the overdose crisis, and potentially more institutionalized, there is value in critically questioning the impacts of drug checking as a harm reduction response. Methods
Bruce Wallace, Thea van Roode, Flora Pagan, Dennis Hore, Bernadette Pauly   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Third party drug checking: accessing harm reduction services on the behalf of others

Harm Reduction Journal, 2021
Background Drug checking uses chemical analytical technologies to analyze drugs from the unregulated market to reduce substance use-related risks. We aim to examine the frequency of third party use of a community drug checking service to explore the ...
Ashley Larnder, Piotr Burek, Bruce Wallace, Dennis K. Hore   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

What is needed for implementing drug checking services in the context of the overdose crisis? A qualitative study to explore perspectives of potential service users

Harm Reduction Journal, 2020
Background The current illicit drug overdose crisis within North America and other countries requires expanded and new responses to address unpredictable and potentially lethal substances, including fentanyl analogues, in the unregulated drug market ...
Bruce Wallace, Thea van Roode, Flora Pagan, Paige Phillips, Hailly Wagner, Shane Calder, Jarred Aasen, Bernie Pauly, Dennis Hore   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Piloting the UK’s First Home-Office-Licensed Pharmacist-Led Drug Checking Service at a Community Substance Misuse Service

Behavioral Sciences, 2020
(1) Introduction: Drug-related deaths in the UK are at concerning high levels. The unknown content and purity of illicit substances can cause unpredictable adverse effects and thus a public health risk with no sign of abating.
Amira Guirguis, Rosalind Gittins, Fabrizio Schifano   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source