Drug Checking Services for People Who Use Drugs: A Systematic Review [PDF]
Addiction, 2022 Abstract Background and Aims Drug checking services provide people who use drugs with chemical analysis results of their drug samples while simultaneously monitoring the unregulated drug market.
Ayden I. Scheim +2 more
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A Survey of North American Drug Checking Services Operating in 2022 [PDF]
International Journal of Drug Policy, 2023 Drug overdose deaths have reached record-breaking levels in North America. Drug checking services (DCS) provide localized information on the contents of drugs to individuals and communities. Depending on the design, individuals can submit drug samples for onsite "real-time" testing or offsite testing. The results can shed light on emerging drugs in the
Ju Nyeong Park +2 more
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Psychological and socio-structural determinants of intentions to use drug checking services. [PDF]
J Health PsycholThis study explored the determinants of intentions to use drug checking services among Australian undergraduate students ( N = 324, M age = 22.32 years, SD = 7.21) using an integrated theoretical model that includes social cognition constructs (risk ...
Piatkowski T, Hamilton K, Hagger MS.
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The Effect of Injecting Alone on the Use of Drug Checking Services Among People Who Inject Drugs [PDF]
International Journal of Drug Policy, 2020 Drug checking services aim to provide people who use drugs with information on the content and purity of their substances as a harm reduction intervention. The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between injecting alone and use of drug checking services in Vancouver, Canada.Data were derived from three prospective cohort studies ...
Evan Wood, Ekaterina Nosova, Lianping Ti
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A qualitative assessment of key considerations for drug checking service implementation
Harm Reduction Journal, 2023 Background With many drug-related deaths driven by potent synthetic opioids tainting the illicit drug supply, drug checking services are becoming a key harm reduction strategy.
Chloe Grace Rose +6 more
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Harm Reduction Journal, 2022 Objectives Unpredictable fluctuations in the illicit drug market increase overdose risk. Drug checking, or the use of technology to provide insight into the contents of illicit drug products, is an overdose prevention strategy with an emerging evidence ...
Jennifer J. Carroll +4 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 [PDF]
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 +2 more
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Third party drug checking: accessing harm reduction services on the behalf of others [PDF]
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 +3 more
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Bulletin no. 24: Global review of drug checking services operating in 2017 [PDF]
, 2015 Drug checking (or 'pill testing') services invite members of the public to anonymously submit psychoactive drug samples for forensic analysis and then provide individualised feedback of results and counselling as appropriate. The rationale for the operation of these services is to inform people who decide to use currently illegal drugs or new ...
Barratt, M +3 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 [PDF]
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 +14 more
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