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The importance of drug checking outside the context of nightlife in Slovenia
Harm Reduction Journal, 2018 Background The main purpose of the research was to evaluate the implementation of the drug checking service in Slovenia and to obtain the opinion of users included in harm reduction programmes for high-risk drug users and of drug users in nightlife ...
Matej Sande, Simona Šabić
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Beyond Fentanyl Test Strips: Investigating Other Urine Drug Test Strips for Drug Checking Applications. [PDF]
Forensic ChemUse of immunoassay test strips for the detection of fentanyl in drug samples has become increasingly commonplace in harm reduction, law enforcement, public health, customs, and forensic science settings.
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Harm Reduction Journal, 2018 Background Drug checking is a harm reduction strategy which allows users to check the content and purity of illicit drugs. Although drug checking has been trialled internationally, with demonstrated value as a harm reduction and health promotion strategy,
Niamh Day +6 more
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Visitors of the Dutch drug checking services: Profile and drug use experience
International Journal of Drug Policy, 2021 Drug checking services (DCS) provide information about drug content and purity, alongside personalized feedback, to people who use drugs; however, the demographic and drug use characteristics of DCS clients are rarely reported. This paper describes these characteristics for clients of the Dutch DCS, the Drug Information and Monitoring System (DIMS).1 ...
Koning, Raoul Pieter Joost +3 more
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Drug sellers' use of a drug checking service amid the overdose crisis in British Columbia, Canada. [PDF]
AddictionThis article was originally published as: Gonzalez-Nieto, P., Wallace, B., Kielty, C., Shkolnikov, I., Margolese, A., Arredondo Sanchez Lira, J., Gill, C., & Hore, D. (2026).
Gonzalez-Nieto P +7 more
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, 2023 INTRODUCTION Drug-checking services can minimise the potential harms from drug use and have received increased attention in recent policy debates in Australia.
Torney, Alexandra +2 more
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Music festival drug checking: evaluation of an Australian pilot program
Harm Reduction Journal, 2022 Background This paper explores the feasibility of delivering a music festival-based drug checking service in Australia, evaluating service design and stakeholder acceptability.
Anna Olsen, Gabriel Wong, David McDonald
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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 +2 more
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10 key findings related to the impact of Toronto’s drug checking service.
, 2023 Toronto's Drug Checking Service is a free and anonymous public health service that aims to reduce the harms associated with substance use and, specifically, to prevent overdose by uncovering the toxicity and potency of the unregulated drug ...
Thompson, H, Werb, D, McDonald, K
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Report of the Emerging Drug Trends and Drug Checking Working Group 2021: Report prepared for Minister of State for Public Health, Wellbeing and National Drugs Strategy by the HSE National Social Inclusion Office [PDF]
, 2021 An emerging stimulant and poly drug culture among new user groups are currently major issues of concern. Compared with European counterparts, there are limited localised studies on the area of drug use in nightlife settings.
Keenan, Eamon +2 more
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