An urgent need for community lot testing of lateral flow fentanyl test strips marketed for harm reduction in Northern America [PDF]
Harm Reduction JournalBackground 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 +4 more
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Analytical performance and visual evaluation of fentanyl and xylazine test strips [PDF]
Harm Reduction JournalBackground Testing street drugs for the presence of active adulterants such as fentanyl and xylazine can provide the user some confidence as to the safety of their drugs.
Alan H. B. Wu +4 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 JournalBackground 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 +2 more
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Characteristics and context of fentanyl test strip use among syringe service clients in southern Wisconsin [PDF]
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 +6 more
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Using RE-AIM to evaluate the implementation of a social marketing and free product distribution project for fentanyl and xylazine test strips in New York State [PDF]
Harm Reduction JournalBackground Drug test strips can be used to check for the presence of contaminants, such as fentanyl and xylazine in a person’s drug supply. In 2022, New York State began a media campaign and free drug test strip distribution effort throughout the state ...
Hilary M. Kirk +7 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 +5 more
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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 JournalBackground 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 +8 more
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Feds focus on naloxone and fentanyl test strips, blame COVID‐19 for OD increases [PDF]
Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly, 2021 Last week, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that the predicted overdose death count for the 12‐month period ending April 2021 is more than 100,000. That's one death every five minutes, said Rahul Gupta, M.D., director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), at a Nov.
Alison Knopf
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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 +5 more
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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 +2 more
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