I knew that they weren't real pills from the doctor”

Characterizing consumer knowledge and experiences of identifying counterfeit pain pills in a fentanyl-saturated drug market

Bibliographic Data

ID14908424
AuthorsRaminta Daniulaityte (0000-0001-6507-3866, Arizona State University, corresponding author), Kaylin Sweeney (0000-0002-8970-5124, Arizona State University), Patricia Timmons (0000-0002-7583-5825, Arizona State University), Madeline Hooten (0009-0009-6750-5795, Arizona State University), Elisabeth Williams (0000-0001-5357-0849, Arizona State University), Danielle M Russell (0000-0002-6770-3099, UNSW Sydney), Haley Coles (Harm Reduction Services), Matthew Juhascik (0000-0001-7684-9615, Hamilton County Coroner)
Year2025
Volume146
Pages105054
Publication date2025-12-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Drug Policy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0955-3959 • E-ISSN: 1873-4758
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.105054
PMID41183410
OpenAlexW4415827486
LanguageEN
References cited30

The findings emphasize the need for improved monitoring of local unregulated drug markets and design of comprehensive, social network-based interventions for information sharing on emerging shifts in fentanyl trends and associated health risks

Consumer market · Consumption (sociology · Counterfeit · Counterfeit Drugs · Drug · Harm reduction · Pill · Psychological intervention · Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis · Opioid Use Disorder Treatment · Pharmaceutical Quality and Counterfeiting

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