Hello Everyone,
This month let’s talk about Fentanyl test strips…………
Did you know?
1. Overdose deaths involving fentanyl have quadrupled in recent years.
2. Half of the participants who used the strips detected fentanyl in their drug supply.
3. Fentanyl is often described as 80-100 times stronger than morphine or about 50 times stronger than heroin.
How to use Fentanyl Test Strips.
• If you are injecting, first prepare your shot. Next, add ten drops of water to your cooker and stir well.
• If you are snorting your drugs, add ten drops of water into the empty baggie that your drugs came in and mix well.
• If you are using pills, you can crush one in an empty baggie and then dump out the powder. Then add ten drops of water into the baggie and mix well.
• Dip your fentanyl test strip into the water up to the wavy lines and wait fifteen seconds and then take it out.
If you would like to learn more you can go to- ( preventoverdoseri.org )
The goal is to give people who struggle with addiction the power to make their own choices. Resources like fentanyl test strips can go a long way toward helping these people fully understand opportunities for recovery as well as the dangers of substance use.
Hello again or for the first time. This month we will touch on the use of new syringes and how that goes into HIV and HCV effects.
“For people who inject drugs, the best way to reduce the risk of acquiring and transmitting disease through injection drug use is to stop injecting drugs. For people who do not stop injecting drugs, using sterile injection equipment for each injection can reduce the risk of acquiring and transmitting infections and prevent outbreaks.
SSPs are associated with an estimated 50% reduction in HIV and HCV incidence.3 When combined with medications that treat opioid dependence (also known as medication-assisted treatment), HCV and HIV transmission is reduced by over two-thirds.3,4
SSPs serve as a bridge to other health services, including HCV and HIV testing and treatment and medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder.5” ][ https://www.cdc.gov/ssp/syringe-services-programs-factsheet.html ]
As the facts given by the CDC that you can see Syringe programs help reduction in HIV and HCV. You can also look at the numbers in Hamilton County and how since operation the Exchange. Which has provided HIV and HCV testing. With this testing is up 21% since 2018. In return with more testing, it provides more opportunities for early treatment. This leads into why partnerships in the community are important. Such as our partnerships with UC Addiction Science and Caracole to help engage clients into treatment settings.
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