USA. Do you know what’s in your pill? In Mass. there’s a way to find out There's a trend few people are talking about when it comes to overdose deaths. They rose in some Massachusetts communities last year — even as they plummeted statewide and acr…

Hamburg. Hamburg ermöglicht Drug-Checking-Modellvorhaben  Drug-Checking-Angebote können gesundheitliche Risiken für Konsumierende illegaler Drogen verringern und Todesfälle, beispielsweise durch Verunreinigung und Überdosierung, verhindern. Da…

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.  Kirk HM, Lynch JJ, Bernosky KA, Painter OB, Arena S, Dickinson M, Pakhomova L, Cl…

Police Chiefs' Perspectives on Fentanyl Test Strips.  Murphy J.  Subst Use Misuse. 2025 Jun 12:1-8. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2025.2515604. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40504572. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10826084.2025.2515…

Association of fentanyl test strip results and change in drug use behaviors: A multi-state, community-based observational study.  Gelberg KH, El-Bassel N, Babineau DC, Vickers-Smith RA, Fanucchi LC, Childerhose JE, Hall ME, Dzurec ME, Villani…

Community-based drug checking at syringe service programs in New York City observe an increasing prevalence of xylazine from 2021 through 2024.  Gomez LAD, Estrada Y, Sauer J, Zaidi I, Trinidad AJ, Helmy H, Harocopos A.  Harm Reduct J. 2…