Motivators of and barriers to drug checking engagement in British Columbia, Canada: Findings from a cross-sectional study.  Tobias S, Ferguson M, Palis H, Burmeister C, McDougall J, Liu L, Graham B, Ti L, Buxton JA.  Int J Drug Policy. 2…

Assessment of two brands of fentanyl test strips with 251 synthetic opioids reveals "blind spots" in detection capabilities.  Hayes KL, Lieberman M.  Harm Reduct J. 2023 Dec 6;20(1):175. doi: 10.1186/s12954-023-00911-w. PMID: 38057832; P…

First drug-checking study at an electronic festival and fentanyl detection in the central region of Mexico.  Cruz SL, Bencomo-Cruz M, Medina-Mora ME, Vázquez-Quiroz F, Fleiz-Bautista C.  Harm Reduct J. 2023 Dec 6;20(1):174. doi: 10.1186/…

Detection of drugs and hepatitis C virus in used syringes from a needle exchange in Gothenburg, Sweden.  Bergström MA, Andersson ME, Larsson SB.  Drug Test Anal. 2023 Dec 3. doi: 10.1002/dta.3614. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38044807. ht…

Kanada. Legalization advocate opens new drug testing site in Vancouver A new drug testing site has opened in Vancouver, the second launched by legalization activist Dana Larsen. The Get Your Drugs Tested service on West Broadway offers testing for…

Health risk communication strategies for drug checking services  This report provides an overview of principles of effective health risk communication for a drug checking service audience. The contents of this report are based on the findings…