USA. NYC launches drug checking program to spot fentanyl before people overdose Tammy Hogan said she was grateful for OnPoint NYC when her husband began to overdose in the Bronx. She dragged him onto the subway down to Harlem, where she ran into th…

UK. Bristol drug-checking service gains charity status The UK's first Home Office licensed drug-checking service has been granted charity status. The Loop, which run pop-up sites, including at music festivals, plans to launch a regular testing sit…

Beyond co-production: The construction of drug checking knowledge in a Canadian supervised injection facility.  Betsos A, Valleriani J, Boyd J, McNeil R.  Soc Sci Med. 2022 Jul 21;314:115229. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115229. Epub ah…

UK. Drug checking services make festivals safer, research shows New research has found that drug checking services at festivals reduce the possibility of drug-related harm, provide opportunities for targeted health interventions amongst higher risk…

Drug-Checking - Regulierungs- und Förderbedarfe Das Positionspapier entstand im Zusammenhang mit dem Fachtag Drug-Checking am 15.06.2022 in Frankfurt/Main, der vom Bundesministerium für Gesundheit gefördert wurde. Herausgeber: akzept e.V. - Bundes…

Law Enforcement and Community Provision of Fentanyl Test Strips to People Who Use Drugs for Engagement and Referral to Services.  Olson R, Case P, Palacios WR, Hunter A, Lopes-McCoy V, Green TC.  J Public Health Manag Pract. 2022 Nov-Dec…