Fentanyl Test Strips as a Form of Harm Reduction: Study Outcomes

• By: Nadeen Mahklouf, PharmD, MPH Salvatore Volpe, MD, FAA, FACP, ABP-CI Staten Island Performing Provider System (SI PPS)
• March 31st, 2021
• fentanyl, harm reduction, opioids, overdose, Spring 2021 Issue, test strips
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Every seven hours someone dies of a drug overdose in New York City, opioids-involved deaths comprise more than 80% of all overdose deaths, and fentanyl; a highly potent opioid is involved in approximately half of all overdose deaths. The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) issued a nationwide alert in...