Behav. Sci., Volume 10, Issue 8 (August 2020) – 10 articles
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We present findings from the UK’s first pharmacist-led Home-Office-licensed drug checking service, in a community substance misuse treatment service. Individuals provided informed consent to relinquish their drug sample, which was checked on-site using handheld Raman spectroscopy to determine the likely drug content and adulterants. Informed by the analytical screening and accompanying questionnaire, free and confidential focused harm reduction interventions were tailored to the person’s needs. Relinquished samples included claimed heroin, synthetic cannabinoids, stimulants, benzodiazepines and LSD. Subjects commonly reported concomitant alcohol, traditional illicit drugs and/or prescribed opioids, anxiolytics and antidepressants with sedating profiles. This pilot demonstrated a proof-of-concept, that a drug checking service can be successfully implemented in substance misuse services. View this paper
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