How do we understand the value of drug checking as a component of harm reduction services? A qualitative exploration of client and provider perspectives

• Main Authors: Lissa Moran (Author), Jeff Ondocsin (Author), Simon Outram (Author), Daniel Ciccarone (Author), Daniel Werb (Author), Nicole Holm (Author), Emily A. Arnold (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Mortality related to opioid overdose in the U.S. has risen sharply in the past decade. In California, opioid overdose death rates more than tripled from 2018 to 2021, and deaths from synthetic opioids such as fentanyl increased more than seven times in those three years alone. He...