Community-based drug checking at syringe service programs in New York City observe an increasing prevalence of xylazine from 2021 through 2024

Abstract Background Xylazine has emerged as a major component of the unregulated opioid supply in several jurisdictions across the United States. However, the extent of xylazine in local drug supplies is unknown. Drug checking is a harm reduction strategy that provides information to people who use...

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Main Authors: Leonardo A. Dominguez Gomez, Yarelix Estrada, Jeffery Sauer, Izza Zaidi, Andrew J. Trinidad, Hannah Helmy, Alex Harocopos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-06-01
Series:Harm Reduction Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-025-01237-5
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