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Objective
The overarching aim is to describe how drug checking services at harm reduction organizations can be used for supply-level monitoring amidst rapid shifts in the drug landscape without compromising individual-level information for PWUD, and in this way, inform public health interventions for the worsening overdose crisis in the USA
Findings/Key points
Enhancing drug checking methods for supply-level monitoring has the potential to detect emerging threats in the drug supply and reduce the toll of the worsening overdose epidemic.
Design/methods
We used a semi-structured guide to facilitate discussion of four different approaches for syringe service programs (SSPs) to offer drug checking services for supply-level monitoring. Using thematic analysis, we identified four key principles that SSPs should consider when implementing drug checking programs.
