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Pilot testing fentanyl test strip distribution in an emergency department setting: Experiences, lessons learned, and suggestions from staff

Academic Emergency Medicine, 2022
AbstractObjectivesFentanyl test strips (FTSs) are increasingly used to address fentanyl contamination of the illicit drug supply by testing a drug for the presence of fentanyl, allowing people who use drugs (PWUD) to engage in overdose prevention. While emergency departments (EDs) have implemented various harm reduction strategies for PWUD, to date ...
Megan K. Reed, Venise J. Salcedo, TingAnn Hsiao, Tracy Esteves Camacho, Amanda Salvatore, Anne Siegler, Kristin L. Rising   +6 more
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Consumer discernment of fentanyl in illicit opioids confirmed by fentanyl test strips: Lessons from a syringe services program in North Carolina

International Journal of Drug Policy, 2021
The United States (U.S.) continues to witness an unprecedented increase in opioid overdose deaths driven by precipitous growth in the supply and use of illicitly-manufactured fentanyls (IMF). Fentanyl's growing market share of the illicit opioid supply in the U.S. has led to seismic shifts in the composition of the country's heroin supply.
Jon E, Zibbell, Nicholas C, Peiper, Sarah E, Duhart Clarke, Zach R, Salazar, Louise B, Vincent, Alex H, Kral, Judith, Feinberg   +6 more
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The availability of fentanyl test strips in Georgia community pharmacies

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association
Fentanyl test strips (FTS) are increasingly being used to test counterfeit pharmaceuticals and illicit drugs for fentanyl before consumption. On July 1, 2022, Georgia legalized the distribution of FTS. One strategy for expanding FTS distribution in the community involves leveraging community pharmacies.
Smita Rawal, Jordan W. Khail, Rebecca H. Stone, Henry N. Young   +3 more
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Impact of Fentanyl Test Strips as Harm Reduction for Drug-Related Mortality

Medical Care Research and Review
This study examines the impact of legalizing fentanyl test strips (FTSs) on drug-related mortality in the United States from 2018 to 2022. Using a difference-in-differences approach with state-level data, we find that FTS legalization is associated with a significant reduction in drug-overdose deaths. Across the population, FTS legalization corresponds
Moiz Bhai, Benjamin J. McMichael, David T. Mitchell   +2 more
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Alabama community pharmacists’ knowledge and perceptions regarding fentanyl test strips: A cross-sectional survey

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association
Fentanyl test strips (FTS) are used to detect the presence of fentanyl in other substances, but Alabama pharmacists' opinions regarding FTS provision are unknown.The purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge and perceptions of Alabama pharmacists regarding FTS and factors influencing pharmacists' FTS provision intentions across community ...
Shannon Woods, Erin Blythe, Giovanna Valle-Ramos, Jessica Richardson, Karen Pham, Kavon Diggs, Klaudia Harris, Yi Zhao, Lindsey Hohmann   +8 more
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B-319 Evaluation of A Test Strip for Rapid Detection of Fentanyl

Clinical Chemistry
Abstract Background Rapid detection of fentanyl or fentanyl analogues in samples from patients who knowingly or unknowingly use analgesia or street drugs can help save lives. In doctor’s offices or in the hands of first responders, point-of-care devices are needed to detect fentanyl. We have evaluated
Lu Song, Weibo Yu, Tim Sobolevskii, Erwin Cue, Brian Lam, Elizabeth Ahrens, Imir Metushi, Jianyu Rao   +7 more
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Determining the Legality of Fentanyl Test Strip Sales at Pharmacies in the U.S.

2023
Problem: In 2021, over 70,000 people in the U.S. died from an overdose involving a synthetic opioid, such as fentanyl. Fentanyl is 50 times more potent than heroin and is often added to illicit drugs to intensify their effects, so enhancing people’s ability to detect whether fentanyl is present in the substances they use is a key strategy for reducing ...
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Rapid Response to the Legalization of Fentanyl Test Strips in Alabama: An Academic–Community Partnership

American Journal of Public Health
In June 2022, Alabama legalized fentanyl test strips (FTS). In response to this new opportunity to prevent overdoses, Project Linkage, Education, and Prevention (LEAP)—an academic–community partnership providing substance use prevention services—quickly purchased FTS and started distributing them in the Birmingham area.
C Greer, McCollum, Greg, Ventrelli, Kelly W, Gagnon, Ashley, Loftis, Abimbola, Famurewa, Carie, Wimberly, Ellen, Eaton   +6 more
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Prevalence and correlates of fentanyl test strip use among people who use drugs in Rhode Island

Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Illicitly manufactured fentanyl accounts for a majority of overdose fatalities in the US. Research has demonstrated that fentanyl test strips (FTS) help people who use drugs (PWUD) avoid unintended exposure to fentanyl and overdose. This study assesses characteristics associated with FTS use among PWUD in Rhode Island.
Jacqueline E, Goldman, Carolyn J, Park, Julia, Trombley, Ju Nyeong, Park, Jane A, Buxton, Scott E, Hadland, Alexandria, Macmadu, Brandon Dl, Marshall   +7 more
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Molecular recognition of morphine and fentanyl by the human μ-opioid receptor

Cell, 2022
Huaqiang Xu
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