Harm reduction measures employed by people using opioids with suspected fentanyl exposure in Boston, Baltimore, and Providence

• Main Authors: Saba Rouhani (Author), Ju Nyeong Park (Author), Kenneth B. Morales (Author), Traci C. Green (Author), Susan G. Sherman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Exposure to potent synthetic opioids such as illicitly manufactured fentanyl (IMF) has fueled the escalating overdose crisis in the USA, particularly in the east coast. Drug checking services, which allow people who use drugs (PWUD) to learn about the contents of their drugs, rem...