“Everyone says ‘safe sex’ but no one ever says ‘safe drugs’, you know?”: Perspectives on the intersection of drug checking services, drug policy and the overdose crisis
Drug checking remains underleveraged, particularly with respect to the most vulnerable PWUD. Clients and providers contended that these services must become more responsive to an ever changing and dangerous drug supply in North America.
Authors
- Simon Outram (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3588-6764)
- Daniel Ciccarone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2355-5477)
- Lissa Moran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2026-6095)
- Jeff Ondocsin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9954-7932)
- Dan Werb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0614-9386)
- Nicole Holm
- Emily A. Arnold (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3968-9100)
Institutions
- St. Michael's Hospital (CA)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- San Francisco AIDS Foundation (US)
- UC San Diego Health System (US)
- University of California System (US)
- University of California San Diego (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-04-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0321574
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88
Funders
- California HIV/AIDS Research Program