‘It wasn’t to get high; it was just to get by’: experiences of patients who use fentanyl during methadone treatment and opportunities for improving care in Vermont and New Hampshire [PDF]
Harm Reduction JournalBackground In March 2020, federal regulations were updated to improve access to methadone for people with opioid use disorder (OUD) during COVID-19, and in February 2024, these COVID-19 flexibilities were further updated and made permanent.
Jesse S. Boggis +7 more
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Co-development of a community pharmacy training regarding fentanyl and xylazine test strips
Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social PharmacyIntroduction: Fentanyl and xylazine test strips (FTS, XTS) are simple point-of-care tests that determine the presence of fentanyl or xylazine in a substance before use. Access to FTS and XTS is limited.
Grace Marley +6 more
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Exploratory Analysis of the Characteristics Associated With the Use of Fentanyl Test Strips Among People Who Use Drugs in Rhode Island, 2021-2023. [PDF]
Public Health RepNaidu M +6 more
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Public Knowledge and Perceptions of Fentanyl Test Strips: A National Cross-Sectional Survey Informed by the Health Belief Model. [PDF]
Healthcare (Basel)Hohmann L +6 more
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“I probably got a minute”: Perceptions of fentanyl test strip use among people who use stimulants
International Journal of Drug Policy, 2021 Megan K. Reed +4 more
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Police-led Fentanyl Test Strip Distribution Program in Maine and Massachusetts: An Evaluation [PDF]
, 2022 Abstract Background: The increase of illicitly manufactured fentanyl in the drug supply and the lack of a reliable fentanyl detection method have led to a public health innovation: the community distribution and use of fentanyl test strips (FTS) to detect presence of fentanyl in drugs. The One2One project, based on a 2020 six-site pilot project,
Mary Jo Larson +6 more
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High Concentrations of Illicit Stimulants and Cutting Agents Cause False Positives on Fentanyl Test Strips [PDF]
Harm Reduction Journal, 2020 Abstract Background:The opioid epidemic has caused an increase of 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 determine the composition of their street drugs.
Tracy‐Lynn E. Lockwood +2 more
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Contemporary management of pain in cirrhosis: Toward precision therapy for pain
Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022 Abstract Chronic pain is highly prevalent in patients with cirrhosis and is associated with poor health‐related quality of life and poor functional status. However, there is limited guidance on appropriate pain management in this population, and pharmacologic treatment can be harmful, leading to adverse outcomes, such as gastrointestinal bleeding ...
Alexis Holman +4 more
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