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Point-of-care community drug checking technologies: an insider look at the scientific principles and practical considerations

Harm Reduction Journal, 2023
Drug checking is increasingly being explored outside of festivals and events to be an ongoing service within communities, frequently integrated within responses to illicit drug overdose. The choice of instrumentation is a common question, and the demands
Lea Gozdzialski, Bruce Wallace, Dennis Hore   +2 more
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Check Your Chems International. Information, Drug Checking and Sexual Advice.

, 2023
{"references": ["Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. (2010). Consideration of the Cathinones. In Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/acmd-report-on-the-consideration-of-the-cathinones", "Ann Fordham. (2022, December 22). \"Drug-free world\" no more!
Garo, Jordi, Moreno, Laura, Siebers, Sara   +2 more
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'I t’s not going to be a one size fits all': a qualitative exploration of the potential utility of three drug checking service models in Scotland

Harm Reduction Journal, 2023
Background Scotland currently has the highest rates of drug-related deaths in Europe, so drug checking services are being explored due to their potential role in reducing these deaths and related harms.
Hannah Carver, Danilo Falzon, Wendy Masterton, Bruce Wallace, Elizabeth V. Aston, Fiona Measham, Carole Hunter, Harry Sumnall, Rosalind Gittins, Fiona Raeburn, Vicki Craik, Saket Priyadarshi, Laura Rothney, Kira Weir, Tessa Parkes   +14 more
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Nitazenes: The Emergence of a Potent Synthetic Opioid Threat

Molecules
The global unregulated drug supply faces a critical challenge with the emergence of nitazenes, a class of novel synthetic opioids (NSOs) structurally distinct from fentanyl and associated with extreme potency and high risk of fatal overdose.
Joana R. P. Pereira, Alexandre Quintas, Nuno R. Neng   +2 more
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Drug Checking: A prevention measure for a heterogeneous group with high consumption frequency and polydrug use - evaluation of zurich's drug checking services

Harm Reduction Journal, 2011
Background The increasing party culture in Zurich presents new challenges, especially regarding the consumption of alcohol and so-called party drugs. Streetwork, the youth advisory service of the city of Zurich, has provided onsite and stationary Drug ...
Schaub Michael, Buecheli Alexander, Hungerbuehler Ines   +2 more
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Advances in Paper Spray Mass Spectrometry (PS-MS) for On-Site Harm Reduction Drug Checking and Illicit Supply Surveillance

AppliedChem
Harm reduction drug checking utilizing paper spray mass spectrometry (PS-MS) has been the focus of ongoing research since 2017 and has seen many refinements. The presented work is the result of this research and has led to the public-facing PS-MS use for
Taelor M. Zarkovic, Lucas R. Abruzzi, Collin Kielty, Bruce Wallace, Dennis K. Hore, Chris G. Gill   +5 more
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Evaluasi Profil Penyimpanan Obat Di Rumah Sakit Islam Faisal Kota Makassar Terhadap Pelayanan Kefarmasian

JUMANTIK (Jurnal Ilmiah Penelitian Kesehatan), 2022
Drug storage is a method of maintaining pharmaceutical supplies aimed at maintaining the quality of a drug. Improper storage of drugs can cause drug damage, be ineffective in treatment, and will be a loss to the hospital. The purpose of this study was to
Nurlina Nurlina, Andi Maulana Kamri, Andi Nadilla Arfah   +2 more
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Drug checking: a potential solution to the opioid overdose epidemic?

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2018
Background North America is experiencing an overdose epidemic driven in part by the proliferation of illicitly-manufactured fentanyl and related analogues. In response, communities are scaling up novel overdose prevention interventions. Included are drug
Geoff Bardwell, Thomas Kerr
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Xylazine detected in unregulated opioids and drug administration equipment in Toronto, Canada: clinical and social implications

Harm Reduction Journal, 2021
Background The North American opioid overdose crisis is driven in large part by the presence of unknown psychoactive adulterants in the dynamic, unregulated drug supply.
Jeanette M. Bowles, Karen McDonald, Nazlee Maghsoudi, Hayley Thompson, Cristiana Stefan, Daniel R. Beriault, Sarah Delaney, Ernest Wong, Dan Werb   +8 more
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Artificial intelligence in drug-drug interaction checking

GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has revolutionized modern medicine by providing computational solutions to manage complex clinical data and improve therapeutic outcomes. In pharmacology, AI particularly machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) models has demonstrated significant potential in predicting drug–drug interactions (DDIs), a major cause of ...
Wable, Omprakash G, Deshmukh, Swati P, Bhise, Aditya P   +2 more
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