Evaluation of a fentanyl drug checking service for clients of a supervised injection facility, Vancouver, Canada

• Main Authors: Mohammad Karamouzian (Author), Carolyn Dohoo (Author), Sara Forsting (Author), Ryan McNeil (Author), Thomas Kerr (Author), Mark Lysyshyn (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background British Columbia, Canada, is experiencing a public health emergency related to opioid overdoses driven by consumption of street drugs contaminated with illicitly manufactured fentanyl. This cross-sectional study evaluates a drug checking intervention for the clients of a supervis...