Kanada. Harm-reduction group applauds Edmonton's push to explore drug-checking programs An Edmonton-based organization that has offered drug-checking services at events since 2016 is pleased city council is looking at similar programs to address th…

EMCDDA. Spotlight on... Drug checking What is drug checking? Drug-checking services provide individuals who use drugs with information on the chemical content of their drugs as well as advice and, sometimes, counselling or brief interventions. Ser…

Warnmeldung: Hochpotente synthetische Opioide im Umlauf, z.T. enthalten in gefälschten Medikamenten Aus Deutschland liegen Berichte zu mindestens drei Todesfällen vor, bei denen der Verdacht auf eine (Misch-)Intoxikation mit synthetischen Opioiden…

Adulterants in drugs of abuse: a recent focus of a changing phenomenon.  Di Trana A, Montanari E.  Clin Ter. 2022 Feb 7;173(1):54-55. doi: 10.7417/CT.2022.2392. PMID: 35147648. https://www.clinicaterapeutica.it/2022/173/1/11_DI_TRANA.pdf

Diverse psychotropic substances detected in drug and drug administration equipment samples submitted to drug checking services in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, October 2019-April 2020.  Scarfone KM, Maghsoudi N, McDonald K, Stefan C, Beriault DR…

The Bronze Age of drug checking: barriers and facilitators to implementing advanced drug checking amidst police violence and COVID-19.  Carroll, J.J., Mackin, S., Schmidt, C. et al. Harm Reduct J 19, 9 (2022). doi.org…