| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | Drug checking
Take-home Test Strips Allow Drug Users to Detect Fentanyl
Take-home Test Strips Allow Drug Users to Detect Fentanyl
Illicit drug users seem to overwhelmingly appreciate being able to use take-home test strips to detect the extremely common presence of dangerous fentanyl in opioids and other drugs, a new study finds. More than 95% said they'd use the inexpensive strips again.
"These tests accurately detect fentanyl in the drug supply, and they can be a valuable addition to other drug prevention strategies," said study lead author addiction medicine specialist Sukhpreet Klaire, MD, of the British Columbia Center on Substance Use in Vancouver, in an interview. (Medscape, USA, 03.07.2020)