Syringe services program staff and participant perspectives on changing drug consumption behaviors in response to xylazine adulteration

• Main Authors: William H. Eger (Author), Marina Plesons (Author), Tyler S. Bartholomew (Author), Angela R. Bazzi (Author), Maia H. Hauschild (Author), Corbin C. McElrath (Author), Cyrus Owens (Author), David W. Forrest (Author), Hansel E. Tookes (Author), Erika L. Crable (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Xylazine is an increasingly common adulterant in the North American unregulated drug supply that is associated with adverse health outcomes (e.g., skin infections, overdose). However, there are significant knowledge gaps regarding how xylazine was initially identified and how syr...