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ArticleSubstance use & misuse2025

Predictors of Awareness of Fentanyl Test Strips Among People Who Inject Drugs in Northeast Georgia.

Mohammad Rifat Haider, Husna B Merchant, Samantha Clinton, Sayward E Harrison, Nathan B Hansen, Jayani Jayawardhana

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Mohammad Rifat HaiderDepartment of Health Policy and Management, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0690-8242
Husna B MerchantDepartment of Health Promotion and Behavior, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.
Samantha ClintonDepartment of Health Promotion and Behavior, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.
Sayward E HarrisonDepartment of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.
Nathan B HansenDepartment of Health Promotion and Behavior, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.
Jayani JayawardhanaDepartment of Health Management and Policy, College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.

Funding

Using Smart Phones to Understand the Link Between Social and Geographical Context and HIV Risk Behavior Among MSMR01HD092185 · NICHD · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI HANSEN, NATHAN B, KERSHAW, TRACE S · 2017 to 2021
$3.9M
Improving the HIV Care Continuum for Youth in the Deep South through Mobile Health TechnologyK01MH118073 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA · PI HARRISON, SAYWARD ELIZABETH · 2019 to 2023
$736k
A Trauma-Informed Intervention for Sexual Minority Men Recently Diagnosed with HIVR34MH132561 · NIMH · TEMPLE UNIV OF THE COMMONWEALTH · PI HANSEN, NATHAN B, VINCENT, WILSON · 2023 to 2023
$722k
Trauma-informed, resilience-based telehealth intervention for improving HIV prevention and HCV care for persons who inject drugs in the Deep SouthK01DA059329 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA · PI Mohammad Rifat Haider · 2024 to 2026
$554k
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD092185NIDA NIH HHS K01 DA059329NIMH NIH HHS K01 MH118073NIMH NIH HHS R34 MH132561
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Abstract

backgroundFentanyl test strips may help People who inject drugs in detecting fentanyl in street drugs and thereby reduce the risk of overdose deaths. This study aims to determine the predictors of FTS awareness among PWID living in Northeast Georgia.

methodsAdults (≥18 years) with a recent history of injection drug use (IDU) were surveyed between February and December 2023 (

resultsLess than half (45.3%) of the PWID were aware of FTS. In the multivariable model, the odds of FTS awareness were higher among PWID who attended SSP (adjusted Odds Ratio [aOR]: 2.30, 95% Confidence Interval [95%CI]: 1.10, 4.79) than those who did not. Awareness of FTS was also higher among individuals with high IDU-related stigma (aOR: 2.74, 95%CI: 1.34, 5.60) than those who had low stigma. African American PWID were less likely to be aware of FTS (aOR: 0.26, 95%CI: 0.11, 0.61) than White PWID.

conclusionsFTS awareness is a critical first step for PWID to engage in harm reduction strategies for fentanyl overdose prevention. Findings highlight the need for innovative approaches to educate PWID who are not engaged in SSP services about the benefits of FTS. Tailored approaches for certain communities of people who use drugs are also urgently needed.

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FentanylHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeReagent StripsSubstance Abuse, IntravenousAdultFemaleGeorgiaHumansMaleMiddle AgedYoung AdultFentanylReagent Stripsdrug adulterantFentanyl Test Stripsharm reductionpeople who inject drugs

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PMID40572056
PMCPMC12225610

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