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Fentanyl test strips are small strips of paper that can detect fentanyl in drugs like cocaine, methamphetamine or heroin, and in different drug forms, such as pills, powder and injectables. The ...
FTS are an affordable product available as small paper strips that can detect the presence of fentanyl. [5] The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) determined synthetic opioids, like fentanyl, to be the main culprit in increased U.S. opioid-related deaths. [6] In 2017, 38.9% of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. involved fentanyl. [7]
In Marion County, xylazine was detected in 32 overdose cases by the coroner’s office last year. The number represents a 100% increase in the region from the previous year, according to a report .
Image of testing strip instructions from the harm reduction organization Dance Safe. Fentanyl and fentanyl analogues can be qualitatively detected in drug samples using commercially available fentanyl testing strips or spot reagents. Following the principles of harm reduction, this test is to be used directly on drug samples as opposed to urine.
Low-threshold treatment programs are harm reduction-based health care centers targeted towards people who use substances. [1] " Low-threshold" programs are programs that make minimal demands on the patient, offering services without attempting to control their intake of drugs, and providing counselling only if requested.
Brown said increasing funding for harm reduction is a short-term solution and that, long term, the county is looking to increase permanent supportive housing for people who are homeless.
Michael Glitz overdosed 10 days after leaving jail. Amanda Sue Watson died of an overdose a week after being transferred from jail to an abstinence-based halfway house. Henry Lee fatally overdosed one day after being released from the Kenton County jail. Desi Sandlin fatally overdosed the day she was released from jail.
NEXT (Needle EXchange Technology) Harm Reduction is an American nonprofit that sends naloxone, sterile syringes, and other harm reduction supplies through the mail. [1] It is based in the state of New York but serves clients throughout the country. [1] It is the first formal mail-delivered harm reduction service in the US. [2]