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An assessment of the limits of detection, sensitivity and specificity of three devices for public health-based drug checking of fentanyl in street-acquired samples

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ID14906157
AuthorsTraci C Green (0000-0001-9105-6904, Brown University, corresponding author), Ju Nyeong Park (0000-0001-6490-9887, Johns Hopkins University), Michael Gilbert (0000-0003-4200-6104), Michelle McKenzie (0009-0006-7696-9987, Providence College), Eric Struth (Providence College), Rachel Lucas (Police Department), William Clarke (0009-0003-2053-8350, Johns Hopkins University), Susan G Sherman (0000-0001-8399-7544, Johns Hopkins University)
Year2020
Volume77
Pages102661
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.2020.102661
PMID31951925
OpenAlexW2999590655
LanguageEN
Citations received34
References cited25

Devices for fentanyl drug checking are available and valid. Drug checking services and drug supply surveillance should be considered and researched as part of public health responses to the opioid overdose crisis

Anesthesia · Drug · Fentanyl · Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis · Medicine · Opioid Use Disorder Treatment · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes · Pharmacology

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Unique citing works34
Citations per year4,86
Citation span2019 - 2026 (8)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 34

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