High willingness to use rapid fentanyl test strips among young adults who use drugs

Abstract Background Synthetic opioid overdose mortality among young adults has risen more than 300% in the USA since 2013, primarily due to the contamination of heroin and other drugs with illicitly manufactured fentanyl. Rapid test strips, which can be used to detect the presence of fentanyl in dru...

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Main Authors: Maxwell S. Krieger, Jesse L. Yedinak, Jane A. Buxton, Mark Lysyshyn, Edward Bernstein, Josiah D. Rich, Traci C. Green, Scott E. Hadland, Brandon D. L. Marshall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:Harm Reduction Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12954-018-0213-2