Contextual factors affecting the implementation of drug checking for harm reduction: a scoping literature review from a North American perspective

• Main Authors: Chloe Grace Rose (Author), Victoria Kulbokas (Author), Emir Carkovic (Author), Todd A. Lee (Author), A. Simon Pickard (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: BMC, 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background The opioid epidemic continues to be a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the US. In 2020, 83% of opioid-related overdose deaths were due to synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl. Drug checking services have been widely implemented as a harm reduction intervention to fa...