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The impact of fentanyl on state- and county-level psychostimulant and cocaine overdose death rates by race in Ohio from 2010 to 2020: a time series and spatiotemporal analysis

Harm Reduction Journal
Background Over the past decade in the USA, increases in overdose rates of cocaine and psychostimulants with opioids were highest among Black, compared to White, populations.
Angela T. Estadt, Brian N. White, JaNelle M. Ricks, Kathryn E. Lancaster, Staci Hepler, William C. Miller, David Kline   +6 more
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Barriers to, and Facilitators of, Checking Drugs for Adulterants in the Era of Fentanyl and Xylazine: Qualitative Study

JMIR Formative Research
BackgroundOverdose deaths continue to reach new records in New York City and nationwide, largely driven by adulterants such as fentanyl and xylazine in the illicit drug supply.
Ian David Aronson, Mary-Andrée Ardouin-Guerrier, Juan Esteban Baus, Alex S Bennett   +3 more
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Implementation of a Police-Led Fentanyl Test Strip Distribution Program in Two US States

Substance Use & Misuse
The increase of fentanyl in the North American drug supply and lack of a reliable detection method for people who use drugs (PWUDs) warrant the broad distribution of fentanyl test strips (FTS). We evaluated the impact and reach of the One2One project in Massachusetts and Maine communities where it was implemented.An implementation evaluation occurred ...
Mary Jo, Larson, Joseph, Silcox, Rebecca, Olson, Emily, Cummins, Vanessa, Lopes-McCoy, Thuong, Nong, Traci C, Green   +6 more
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Evaluation of nitazene immunoassay test strips for rapid in-situ detection of nitazene and nitazene analogs in illicit drug samples. [PDF]

Background: The detection of nitazene compounds in the United Kingdom has raised concerns among healthcare professionals, public health authorities, and law enforcement due to the increased risk of fatal overdose, particularly among opioid users.
Marland, Victoria, Nic Daeid, Niamh, Nisbet, Lorna   +2 more
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Experiences of the changing illicit drug supply among racial and ethnic minoritized people in three US states: a qualitative study

Harm Reduction Journal
Background Amidst a national surge in overdose deaths among racial and ethnic minoritized people and people who use stimulants (cocaine or methamphetamines), our objective was to understand how these groups are adapting to a rapidly changing illicit drug
Brendan Saloner, Olivia K. Sugarman, Lauren Byrne, Samantha Harris, Molly C. Reid, Hridika Shah, Eric Hulsey, Adrienne Hurst, Lindsey Kerins, Dionna King, Susan Sherman, Emily Kaner, Daliah Heller, Sachini Bandara   +13 more
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N Engl J Med [PDF]

BackgroundAvailable data on the characteristics of patients with Ebola virus disease (EVD) and clinical management of EVD in settings outside West Africa, as well as the complications observed in those patients, are limited.MethodsWe reviewed available ...

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Beyond a spec: assessing heterogeneity in the unregulated opioid supply

Harm Reduction Journal
Background Drug checking services aim to provide compositional information for the illicit drug supply and are being employed in public health responses to extreme rates of overdose associated with fentanyl within street opioids.
Lea Gozdzialski, Rebecca Louw, Collin Kielty, Ava Margolese, Eric Poarch, Miriam Sherman, Fred Cameron, Chris Gill, Bruce Wallace, Dennis Hore   +9 more
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13 Piloting a novel community-engaged bloodborne infection and drug supply surveillance system to improve harm reduction services for people who inject drugs in Kentucky

Journal of Clinical and Translational Science
Objectives/Goals: Kentucky (KY) is a high priority ending the HIV epidemic state, with high rates of new HIV diagnoses tied to injection drug use.
Hilary Surratt, Kristen McLaurin, Abby Burton, Anna Smith, Jieyun Wang, Chris Delcher, Robert Heimer, Svetla Slavova, Sharon L. Walsh   +8 more
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Macromol. Biosci. 10/2017 [PDF]

, 2017
Benitez, Diego, Bevilacqua, Michael P, Deming, Timothy J, Edwards, Carl K, Hanson, Jarrod A, Huang, Daniel J, Lane, Shalyn J, Solomkin, Joseph S, Wall, Brian D   +8 more
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Substance use patterns, sociodemographics, and health profiles of harm reduction service recipients in Burlington, Vermont

Harm Reduction Journal
Background Understanding current substance use practices is critical to reduce and prevent overdose deaths among individuals at increased risk including persons who use and inject drugs.
Tyler G. Erath, Rosalie LaCroix, Erin O’Keefe, Stephen T. Higgins, Richard A. Rawson   +4 more
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