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North Carolina Pharmacists’ Willingness to Sell Fentanyl Test Strips: A Survey Study [PDF]

, 2022
Grace Marley, Bayla Ostrach, Delesha M. Carpenter   +2 more
openalex   +1 more source

Understanding Opioid Users’ Views on Fentanyl could help Reduce Overdoses [PDF]

, 2019
The opioid overdose crisis is a national public health emergency, made much worse in recent years by the widespread emergence of fentanyl – a highly potent synthetic opioid.
McLean, Kate, Monnat, Shannon M., Rigg, Khary, Sterner, Glenn, Verdery, Ashton   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Enhancing drug checking services for supply monitoring: perspectives on implementation in syringe service programs in the USA

Harm Reduction Journal
Background Shifts in the US drug supply, including the proliferation of synthetic opioids and emergence of xylazine, have contributed to the worsening toll of the overdose epidemic.
Kyle J. Moon, Heather D. Whitehead, Anne Trinh, Kathryn A. Hasenstab, Kathleen L. Hayes, Debra Stanley, Brittany Carter, Rick Barclay, Marya Lieberman, Saira Nawaz   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fentanyl Test Strip Use and Overdose Risk Reduction Behaviors Among People Who Use Drugs

JAMA Network Open
ImportanceIllegal fentanyl is driving overdose mortality, and fentanyl test strips (FTS) can be used to test drugs for fentanyl at the point of consumption. Evidence on whether FTS use is associated with overdose risk reduction behaviors is encouraging, but largely limited to smaller, single-site studies.ObjectiveTo determine whether self-reported ...
Vickers-Smith, Rachel A., Gelberg, Kitty H., Childerhose, Janet E., Babineau, Denise C., Chandler, Redonna, David, James L., D’Costa, Lauren, Dzurec, Megan, Eggleston, Barry, Fallin-Bennett, Amanda, Fanucchi, Laura C., Fernandez, Soledad, Gilbert, Jace, Gilbert, Louisa, Hall, Megan E., Hiltz, Brooke E., Konstan, Michael W., Lancaster, Kathryn E., Linas, Beth, Marks, Katherine R., Michaels, Nichole, Miles, Jennifer, Montero, Fernando, Ramsey Harden, Haley J., Roeber, Carter, Russo, Mary R., Taylor, Rachel, Theis, Melissa A., Villani, Jennifer, Oga, Emmanuel, El-Bassel, Nabila, Walsh, Sharon L., Freisthler, Bridget   +32 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Harm Reduction in the Emergency Department [PDF]

, 2020
The number of overdose deaths in Vermont has been trending up over the past several years. A majority of these fatalities involved synthetic opioid fentanyl.
Golden, Alexa J
core   +1 more source

Correlates of fentanyl preference among people who use drugs in Rhode Island

Harm Reduction Journal
Background Fentanyl is increasingly pervasive in the unregulated drug supply and is a driver of drug overdose deaths in the United States. The aims of this study were to characterize and identify correlates of fentanyl preference among people who use ...
Siena C. Napoleon, Carolyn J. Park, Jacqueline Goldman, Yu Li, Jane A. Buxton, Alexandria Macmadu, Katie B. Biello, Julia Noguchi, Brandon D.L. Marshall   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Law Enforcement and Community Provision of Fentanyl Test Strips to People Who Use Drugs for Engagement and Referral to Services. [PDF]

J Public Health Manag Pract, 2022
Olson R, Case P, Palacios WR, Hunter A, Lopes-McCoy V, Green TC.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Fact Sheet: Fentanyl [PDF]

This fact sheet provides essential information on fentanyl, a potent synthetic opioid increasingly found in illegal street drugs, posing significant overdose risks. It highlights how opioids affect the body, the dangers of fentanyl, and the importance of
Ferrin, Alyssa, Hawks, Jenna, Hunt, Aaron, May, Amy, Murza, Gabriela   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Studies on the release of neutrophil extracellular traps and IFN-γ as part of the innate immune response to Aspergillus fumigatus and on the fungal stress response via the hybrid sensor kinase TcsC [PDF]

, 2012
Aspergillus fumigatus is a saprophytic mold that naturally inhabits the soil. Asexual reproduction yields hardy conidia that circulate in the air and are inhaled daily by humans.
McCormick, Allison
core  

Is fentanyl in everything? Examining the unexpected occurrence of illicit opioids in British Columbia’s drug supply

Harm Reduction Journal
Background Illicit opioids, including fentanyl, are linked to unprecedented levels of overdose in Canada and elsewhere. The risks associated with illicit opioids can include high potency, unpredictable concentration and the unexpected presence in other ...
Bruce Wallace, Irene Shkolnikov, Collin Kielty, Derek Robinson, Lea Gozdzialski, Joshua Jai, Ava Margolese, Pablo Gonzalez-Nieto, Armin Saatchi, Lucas Abruzzi, Taelor Zarkovic, Chris Gill, Dennis Hore   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source