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Known fentanyl use among clients of harm reduction sites in British Columbia, Canada

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ID14909858
AuthorsMohammad Karamouzian (0000-0002-5631-4469, University of British Columbia), Kristi Papamihali (0000-0002-6875-6811, BC Centre for Disease Control), Brittany Graham (0000-0002-9808-266X, BC Centre for Disease Control), Alexis Crabtree (0000-0002-1876-4354, University of British Columbia), Christopher Mill, Christopher P Mill (0000-0003-0957-6009, BC Centre for Disease Control), Margot Kuo (BC Centre for Disease Control), Sara Young (0000-0001-9673-4153, BC Centre for Disease Control), Jane A Buxton (0000-0003-2295-393X, University of British Columbia, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume77
Pages102665
Publication date2020-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Drug Policy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0955-3959 • E-ISSN: 1873-4758
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.drugpo.2020.102665
PMID31962283
OpenAlexW3000019135
LanguageEN
Citations received19
References cited41

The landscape of illicit opioid use is changing in BC and more people are using fentanyl knowingly. The increasing prevalence of known fentanyl use is concerning and calls for further investments in public awareness and public policy efforts regarding fentanyl exposure and risks

Anesthesia · Drug · Environmental health · Family medicine · Fentanyl · Harm reduction · Heroin · Logistic regression · Methadone · Multinomial logistic regression · Opioid · Poisson regression · Population · Psychiatry · Urinalysis · Urine · Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis · Medicine · Opioid Use Disorder Treatment · Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects · Emergency Medicine · Internal Medicine

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Unique citing works19
Citations per year3,17
Citation span2020 - 2025 (6)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 19
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