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Challenges in Drug Surveillance: Strengthening the Analysis of New Psychoactive Substances by Harmonizing Drug Checking Services in Proficiency Testing. [PDF]

Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2023
Background: Drug checking is a proven harm reduction strategy and provides real-time information on the market of new psychoactive substances (NPS). It combines chemical analysis of samples with direct engagement with people who use drugs (PWUD), giving the ability to increase preparedness and responsiveness towards NPS. Next to that, it supports rapid
Balcaen M, Ventura M, Gil C, Luf A, Martins D, Cunha M, Tögel-Lins K, Wolf D, Blanckaert P, Deconinck E.   +9 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

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

What is drug checking, anyway? [PDF]

, 2022
Purpose The recent influx of interest in and the changing status of drug checking has led us to reconsider some fundamental questions about drug checking. This commentary aims to define drug checking. It proceeds in three parts: terminology, definitions
Measham, Fiona, Barratt, Monica J, Barratt, MJ, Measham, F   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Everywhere and for everyone: proportionate universalism as a framework for equitable access to community drug checking

Harm Reduction Journal, 2022
Background Illicit drug overdoses have reached unprecedented levels, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Responses are needed that address the increasingly potent and unpredictable drug supply with better reach to a wide population at risk for overdose.
Bruce Wallace, Thea van Roode, Piotr Burek, Dennis Hore, Bernadette Pauly   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Implementation of Drug Checking Services for People Who Use Drugs: A Systematic Review [PDF]

, 2021
THIS PREPRINT HAS BEEN UPDATED AND FORMALLY PUBLISHED IN _ADDICTION_ [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/add.15734] (HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1111/ADD.15734 [https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15734]). A ONE-PAGE FACT SHEET [https://cdpe.org/publication/drug-checking-services-for-people-who-use-drugs-a-systematic-review/] IS ALSO AVAILABLE. BACKGROUND AND
Nazlee Maghsoudi, Justine Tanguay, Kristy Scarfone, Indhu Rammohan, Carolyn Ziegler, Dan Werb, Ayden Scheim   +6 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Music festival attendees’ illicit drug use, knowledge and practices regarding drug content and purity: a cross-sectional survey

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, Joshua Criss, Benjamin Griffiths, Shireen Kaur Gujral, Franklin John-Leader, Jennifer Johnston, Sabrina Pit   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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, Emerging Drug Trends and Drug Checking Working Group, Killeen, Nicki   +2 more
core  

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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Identification of three unexpected new psychoactive substances at an Australian drug checking service

Drug Testing and Analysis, 2023
Abstract Drug checking is a harm reduction measure that provides people with the opportunity to confirm the identity and purity of substances before consumption. The CanTEST Health and Drug Checking Service is Australia's first fixed‐site drug checking service, where clients can learn about the contents of the ...
Malcolm D. McLeod, Jess L. Algar, Douglas J. Lawes, Adam J. Carroll, David Caldicott   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources