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Drug checking results, participant characteristics, and service retention from a longitudinal community-based drug checking study in the United States

Harm Reduction Journal
Abstract Background The volatile illicit drug supply continues to drive overdose and severe health harms among people who use drugs (PWUD). Community-based drug checking services (DCS) are a proactive harm reduction strategy; however, research on these services has relied on cross-sectional ...
Pranav Athimuthu, Lynn D. Wenger, Katie Bailey, Susan Purchase, Bea Corpman, Arnie Aldridge, Bradley Ray   +6 more
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Video and Text‐Based Supplemental Health Information and Consumer Willingness to Pay for Nutrient‐Enhanced Eggs

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Nutritional information is very important in the food choices of consumers. However, when they are too scientific or technical, they have the potential to confuse consumers, resulting in information asymmetry and dissuading them from making beneficial choices.
Edeoba W. Edobor, Michael J. Best, Anita R. Best, Ondulla T. Toomer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Street drug monitoring with networked spectrometers powered by machine learning: a pilot study in Ontario, Canada

Harm Reduction Journal
Drug-checking services (DCS) provide people who use drugs (PWUD) with crucial information concerning the substances they may consume. The intent of DCS is to reduce harms potentially associated with those substances, by providing evidence-based ...
Elnaz Aliyari, Cameron Brown, Megan Van Boheemen, Leigh Wardlaw, Talia Storm, Anne Marie Hopkins, Sandy Ezepue, Dean Dewar, Lindsey Sodtke, Kevin McNab, Jillian Watkins, Amy Trinh Pham, Abe Oudshoorn, François Lagugné-Labarthet   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Level of support and willingness to use drug checking services among people in Australia who regularly consume illicit substances, 2022-2023.

This bulletin aims to examine the level of support and willingness to use drug checking services among two samples of people who regularly use illicit drugs recruited from Australia's capital cities.
Uporova, Julia, Sutherland, Rachel, Peacock, Amy   +2 more
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Exploring the Impact of Meat Alternative Labeling Regulations on the U.S. Meat Consumption Patterns

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The global demand for conventional meat continues to rise, but it is also associated with substantial environmental and health challenges. In response, meat alternatives have gained popularity, sparking debates over meat alternative labeling regulations. This study investigates the effects of meat alternative labeling regulations in the United
Jeong Hun Ji, Sang Hyeon Lee
wiley   +1 more source

Intelligent supervision of PIVAS drug dispensing based on image recognition technology.

PLoS ONE
Pharmacy Intravenous Admixture Services (PIVAS) are places dedicated to the centralized dispensing of intravenous drugs, usually managed and operated by professional pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, and are an integral part of modern healthcare ...
Jianzhi Deng, Ying Chen, Xiaoyu Zhang, Yuehan Zhou, Bin Xiong   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Australian University Residential College Students’ Awareness of and Attitudes Toward Drug Checking Services

Substance Use & Misuse
While drug checking services can serve to minimize harms and support rapid monitoring of drug supplies to detect emerging drug trends and potential epidemics, uptake of these services is often limited. As awareness of and attitudes toward drug checking can impact uptake, the present study examined these variables and associated determinants among ...
Pocuca, Nina, Barnett, Anthony, Alcorn, Chloe, Glasgow, Sophia, Campbell, Gabrielle, Stjepanović, Daniel, Hides, Leanne   +6 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia annual report.

, 2021
Alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment agencies across Australia provide a range of services and support to people receiving treatment for their own drug use, as well as for their families and friends.

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Blockchain‐Based Smart Contracts in US Specialty Crop Marketing: Grower Preferences and Adoption Potential

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using survey and discrete choice experiment data, we examined US specialty crop growers' preferences for marketing contract attributes in the context of emerging blockchain‐based technologies and expanding traceability initiatives. Results show that farmers preferred traditional written contracts but might be willing to accept digital ...
Elizabeth Canales, Alba J. Collart, Matthew G. Interis, Esther Mmenaa Agyemang‐Duah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

“We knew it was coming: we didn’t act” perspectives from people who use drugs and substance use workforce on the impact of delays in implementation of the supervised injection facility and drug checking interventions

Harm Reduction Journal
Background Harm reduction techniques such as supervised injection facilities and drug checking are evidence-based strategies for reducing fatal overdoses.
Margaret R. Hester, Jaclyn M. W. Hughto, Divya Ravikumar-Grant, Saoirse Nic Gabhainn   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source