Definitive urine drug testing in emergency medicine: Recreational and psychiatric drug findings.  Rosano TG, Islam SMT, Rumberger JM, Konetchy RM Jr, Wood M, Sorce JA, Robstad KA, Long H.  J Mass Spectrom Adv Clin Lab. 2025 Apr 23;37:16-…

Rapid Fentanyl Tests in Drogenkonsumräumen (RaFT) - Abschlussbericht Mit dem Projekt wurden Erkenntnisse zur Anwendung von Fentanyl-Schnelltests in Drogenkonsumräumen gewonnen sowie zum Vorkommen von Fentanyl im Straßenheroin, das ohne Kenntnis der…

Generating Timely Estimates of Overdose Deaths for the US Using Urine Drug Test Data.  Myers JV, Marks C, Kim J, Fareed N, Thomas N, Whitley P, Fernandez S.  JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Jun 2;8(6):e2514402. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.144…

UK. The Loop warns about deadly nitazene pills Drug-checking charity The Loop has issued a warning after pills confirmed to contain nitazenes were associated with two recent deaths. (DDN Web, UK, 03.06.2025) https://www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/the-l…

Implementation of a Police-Led Fentanyl Test Strip Distribution Program in Two US States.  Larson MJ, Silcox J, Olson R, Cummins E, Lopes-McCoy V, Nong T, Green TC.  Subst Use Misuse. 2025 May 4:1-10. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2025.2497946…

Characteristics of take-home fentanyl test strip use and support for drug checking services among people who use heroin in Australia: learnings for an increasingly complex drug market.  Sutherland R, Steele M, Rodgers C, Silins E, Gilliver R…