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Testing the test strips: laboratory performance of fentanyl test strips [PDF]

Harm Reduction Journal
Background The overdose crisis driven by synthetic opioids continues to escalate in the USA. We evaluated the efficacy of multiple manufacturing lots of a fentanyl test strip (FTS) to detect fentanyl and fentanyl analogs and assessed cross-reactivity ...
John C. Halifax, Lilly Lim, Daniel Ciccarone, Kara L. Lynch   +3 more
doaj   +6 more sources

North Carolina pharmacists’ willingness to sell fentanyl test strips: a survey study [PDF]

Harm Reduction Journal, 2023
Background Although fentanyl test strips (FTS) can accurately determine the presence of fentanyl in unregulated substances, access to FTS remains limited.
Grace T. Marley, Bayla Ostrach, Delesha Carpenter   +2 more
doaj   +4 more sources

High concentrations of illicit stimulants and cutting agents cause false positives on fentanyl test strips [PDF]

Harm Reduction Journal, 2021
Background The opioid epidemic has caused an increase in overdose deaths which can be attributed to fentanyl combined with various illicit substances. Drug checking programs have been started by many harm reduction groups to provide tools for users to ...
Tracy-Lynn E. Lockwood, Alexandra Vervoordt, Marya Lieberman   +2 more
doaj   +6 more sources

A lot testing protocol for quality assurance of fentanyl test strips for harm reduction applications [PDF]

Harm Reduction Journal
Fentanyl test strips (FTS) are lateral flow immunoassays that were originally designed and validated for detecting low concentrations of fentanyl in urine.
Hirudini Fernando, Anita Amate, Kathleen L. Hayes, Heather D. Whitehead, Charlie Desnoyers, Emmanuel Uzobuife, Madison S. Denchfield, Braden Whitelatch, Marya Lieberman   +8 more
doaj   +4 more sources

High willingness to use rapid fentanyl test strips among young adults who use drugs [PDF]

Harm Reduction Journal, 2018
Background Synthetic opioid overdose mortality among young adults has risen more than 300% in the USA since 2013, primarily due to the contamination of heroin and other drugs with illicitly manufactured fentanyl.
Maxwell S. Krieger, Jesse L. Yedinak, Jane A. Buxton, Mark Lysyshyn, Edward Bernstein, Josiah D. Rich, Traci C. Green, Scott E. Hadland, Brandon D. L. Marshall   +8 more
doaj   +6 more sources

Highlighting variability in fentanyl test strip instructions using thematic content analysis [PDF]

Harm Reduction Journal
Background Fentanyl test strips (FTS) are a harm reduction tool used by individuals seeking to avoid unintentional fentanyl exposure while consuming other illicit substances (e.g., heroin, cocaine). While evidence speaks to the efficacy and acceptability
Cianna J. Piercey, Claire L. Pince, Hollis C. Karoly   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Assessment of two brands of fentanyl test strips with 251 synthetic opioids reveals “blind spots” in detection capabilities [PDF]

Harm Reduction Journal, 2023
Background Fentanyl test strips (FTS) are a commonly deployed tool in drug checking, used to test for the presence of fentanyl in street drug samples prior to consumption.
Kathleen L. Hayes, Marya Lieberman
doaj   +2 more sources

Differences in drug use behaviors that impact overdose risk among individuals who do and do not use fentanyl test strips for drug checking [PDF]

Harm Reduction Journal, 2023
Background Opioid-involved overdose continues to rise, largely explained by fentanyl adulteration of the illicit opioid supply. Fentanyl test strips are a novel drug checking tool that can be used by people who use drugs to detect the presence of ...
Alyssa Shell Tilhou, Jen Zaborek, Amelia Baltes, Elizabeth Salisbury-Afshar, Julia Malicki, Randall Brown   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Beyond Fentanyl Test Strips: Investigating Other Urine Drug Test Strips for Drug Checking Applications. [PDF]

Forensic Chem
Use 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. With the increase of xylazine in the drug supply in recent years, use of xylazine test strips has also begun to take root.
Sisco E, Appley MG, Pyfrom EM, Banta-Green CJ, Shover CL, Molina CA, Biamont B, Robinson EL.   +7 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Evaluating fentanyl test strips as a harm reduction strategy in rural and urban counties: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial [PDF]

Trials
Background Opioid-related fatalities are a leading cause of death in Ohio and nationally, with an increasing number of overdoses attributable to fentanyl. Rapid fentanyl test strips can identify fentanyl and some fentanyl analogs in urine samples and are
Ashley Short Mejia, Gary A. Smith, Soledad A. Fernandez, Bridget Freisthler, Christine Grella, Nichole L. Michaels   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources