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Use of rapid fentanyl test strips among young adults who use drugs. [PDF]

Int J Drug Policy, 2018
The overdose epidemic has been exacerbated by a dramatic increase in deaths involving illicitly manufactured fentanyl (IMF). Drug checking is a novel strategy to identify IMF in illicit drugs. We examined the uptake and acceptability of rapid fentanyl test strips among young adults.From May to September 2017, we recruited 93 young adults in Rhode ...
Krieger MS, Goedel WC, Buxton JA, Lysyshyn M, Bernstein E, Sherman SG, Rich JD, Hadland SE, Green TC, Marshall BDL.   +9 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Fentanyl Test Strips for Harm Reduction: A Scoping Review. [PDF]

J Addict Med
Background High potency synthetic opioids like fentanyl have continued to replace or contaminate the supply of illicit drugs in North America, with fentanyl test strips (FTSs) often used as a harm reduction tool for overdose prevention. The available evidence to support FTS for harm reduction has yet to be summarized.
Kutscher E, Barber Grossi M, LaPolla F, Lee JD.   +3 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

An urgent need for community lot testing of lateral flow fentanyl test strips marketed for harm reduction in Northern America [PDF]

Harm Reduction Journal
Background Fentanyl test strips (FTS) are lateral flow immunoassay strips designed for detection of ng/mL levels of fentanyl in urine. In 2021, the US Centers for Disease Control and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration stated that ...
Marya Lieberman, Adina Badea, Charlie Desnoyers, Kathleen Hayes, Ju Nyeong Park   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Characteristics and context of fentanyl test strip use among syringe service clients in southern Wisconsin

Harm Reduction Journal, 2022
Background Fentanyl adulteration of illicit drugs is a major driver of opioid-involved overdose in the USA. Fentanyl test strips are increasingly used by people who use drugs to check for fentanyl.
Alyssa Shell Tilhou, Jen Birstler, Amelia Baltes, Elizabeth Salisbury-Afshar, Julia Malicki, Guanhua Chen, Randall Brown   +6 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Selectivity and sensitivity of urine fentanyl test strips to detect fentanyl analogues in illicit drugs

International Journal of Drug Policy, 2021
Urine fentanyl test strips have been employed to check street drugs for fentanyl and fentanyl analogue contamination, but there is limited evidence for the applicability of fentanyl strips for this purpose. We examined the ability of four commercially-available fentanyl test strips to detect fentanyl and a range of fentanyl analogues currently on the ...
Marianne Skov-Skov, Bergh, Åse Marit Leere, Øiestad, Michael H, Baumann, Inger Lise, Bogen   +3 more
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Fentanyl, Amphetamine-type Stimulants, Heroin, and xylazine in drug residues in two Northern border Mexican cities [PDF]

Harm Reduction Journal
Illicitly manufactured fentanyl (IMF) and amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS) are driving the fourth wave of the opioid crisis in the United States and Canada.
Clara Fleiz Bautista, María Elena Medina-Mora, Silvia L. Cruz, Miguel Angel López-Brambila, Valentín Miranda-Soto, Daniel Chávez, Jorge Mata, Alfonso Chávez, Luis Segovia, Lourdes Angulo, Said Slim, Lilia Pacheco   +11 more
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Willingness to use fentanyl test strips among street drug users in Puerto Rico: a cross-sectional study [PDF]

Harm Reduction Journal
Background Fentanyl contamination in illicit drug markets has significantly increased overdose risk in Puerto Rico and other regions. Fentanyl test strips (FTS) have emerged as a promising harm reduction tool.
Liam Reyes Orlando, Héctor M. Colón Jordán, Angélica M. Rosario Santos   +2 more
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Perspectives on rapid fentanyl test strips as a harm reduction practice among young adults who use drugs: a qualitative study [PDF]

Harm Reduction Journal, 2019
Background In 2016, drug overdose deaths exceeded 64,000 in the United States, driven by a sixfold increase in deaths attributable to illicitly manufactured fentanyl.
Jacqueline E. Goldman, Katherine M. Waye, Kobe A. Periera, Maxwell S. Krieger, Jesse L. Yedinak, Brandon D. L. Marshall   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Assessing the real-world performance of xylazine test strips for community-based drug checking in Los Angeles [PDF]

Harm Reduction Journal
Background The veterinary sedative xylazine is increasingly found in illicit fentanyl and has been associated with numerous health harms. Xylazine test strips (XTS) are an emerging technology that can theoretically assist consumers in avoiding xylazine ...
Caitlin A. Molina, Joseph R Friedman, Adam J. Koncsol, Ruby Romero, Morgan E. Godvin, Leslie Nuñez, Karmen G. Pang, Talya Tasini, Ezinne Okonkwo, Matthew Vu, Joshua Smith, Chelsea L. Shover   +11 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Use of reagent test kits and fentanyl test strips among electronic music festival attendees in Colorado: prevalence, barriers, and behavior in response to drug checking [PDF]

Harm Reduction Journal
Background Polysubstance use is common at electronic dance music (EDM) events and hazards associated with polysubstance use may be exacerbated when people who use drugs are unaware of the contents of their drug sample.
Cianna J. Piercey, Thomas E. Schlechter, Devin Henry, Mikayla Allen-Collins, Riley Ahern, Joseph Cameron, Bradley T. Conner, Jeffrey G. Snodgrass, Hollis C. Karoly   +8 more
doaj   +2 more sources