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August 2023 Monthly Report

In this blog post, we discuss our August 2023 report and provide more information on how to interpret the results. The PDF report can be found at the end. Key findings: * The median fentanyl concentration found across all drug categories was 10.9% * Carfentanil was not found in any samples

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July 2023 Monthly Report

In this blog post, we discuss our July 2023 report and provide more information on how to interpret the results. The PDF report can be found at the end. Key findings: * The median fentanyl concentration found across all drug categories was 9.1% * Carfentanil was found in 5 samples (4

IOAD: Practicing Grief and Solidarity

Words and reflections by Heather Hobbs International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) is held worldwide each August 31. Early in August, I become aware of a sinking feeling in my stomach, thinking of how increasingly difficult it has been for me to show up for this day each year. Many of

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June 2023 Monthly Report

In this blog post, we discuss our June 2023 report and provide more information on how to interpret the results. The PDF report can be found at the end. Key findings: * The median fentanyl concentration found across all drug categories was 9.9% * Carfentanil was found in 6 samples (5

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May 2023 Monthly Report

In this blog post, we discuss our May 2023 report and provide more information on how to interpret the results. The PDF report can be found at the end. Key findings: * The median fentanyl concentration found across all drug categories was 10.2% * Carfentanil was found in 2 expected opioid-down

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April 2023 Monthly Report

In this blog post, we discuss our April 2023 report and provide more information on how to interpret the results. The PDF report can be found at the end. Key findings: * The median fentanyl concentration found across all drug categories was 10.4% * Carfentanil was found in 9 expected opioid-down

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March 2023 Monthly Report

In this blog post, we discuss our March 2023 report and provide more information on how to interpret the results. The PDF report can be found at the end. Key findings: * The median fentanyl concentration found, across all expected drug categories, was 9.6% with a maximum of over 80%

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February 2023 Monthly Report

In this blog post, we discuss our February 2023 report and provide more information on how to interpret the results. The PDF report can be found at the end. Key findings: * The median fentanyl concentration found, across all expected drug categories, was 9.2% with a maximum of over 80%

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January 2023 Monthly Report

In this blog post, we discuss our January 2023 report and provide more information on how to interpret the results. The PDF report can be found at the end. Key findings: * The median fentanyl concentration found, across all expected drug categories, was 10.7% with a maximum of over 80%

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December 2022 Monthly Report

In this blog post we discuss our December 2022 report and provide more information on how to interpret the results. The PDF report can be found at the end. Key findings: * The median fentanyl concentration found, across all expected drug categories, was 8.8%, with a maximum of over 80%

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November 2022 Monthly Report

In this blog post we discuss our November 2022 report and provide more information on how to interpret the results. The PDF report can be found at the end. Key findings: * The median fentanyl concentration found, across all expected drug categories, was 9.7%, with a maximum of over 80%

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October 2022 Monthly Report

In this blog post we discuss our October 2022 report and provide more information on how to interpret the results. The PDF report can be found at the end. Key findings: * The median fentanyl concentration found, across all expected drug categories, was 13.9%, with a maximum of over 80%

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September 2022 Monthly Report

In this blog post we discuss our September 2022 report and provide more information on how to interpret the results. The PDF report can be found at the end. Key findings: * The median fentanyl concentration found, across all expected drug categories, was 9.6%, with a maximum of over 80%

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August 2022 Monthly Report

In this blog post we discuss our August 2022 report and provide more information on how to interpret the results. The PDF report can be found at the end. Key findings: * The median fentanyl concentration found, across all expected drug categories, was 12.6%, with a maximum of over 80%

Xylazine: A frank scope of "tranq-dope"

There has been increasing interest in the media recently about xylazine, a sedative that sometimes shows up in down/opioid samples. This post answers some common questions we’ve heard about xylazine by drawing on research, the wisdom of lived experience, and our own data.

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July 2022 Monthly Report

In this blog post we discuss our July 2022 report and provide more information on how to interpret the results. The PDF report can be found at the end. Key findings: * The median fentanyl concentration found, across all expected drug categories, was 11.7%, with a maximum of over 80%

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June 2022 Monthly Report

In this blog post we discuss our June 2022 report and provide more information on how to interpret the results. The PDF report can be found at the end. Key findings: * The median fentanyl concentration found, across all expected drug categories, was 11.9%, with a maximum of over 80%

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May 2022 Monthly Report

In this blog post we discuss our May 2022 report and provide more information on how to interpret the results. The PDF report can be found at the end. Key findings: * Carfentanil was found in six expected opioid-down samples, with a maximum concentration of 0.58% * 97% of expected opioid-down

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April 2022 Monthly Report

In this blog post we discuss our April 2022 report and provide more information on how to interpret the results. The PDF report can be found at the end. Key findings: * Carfentanil was found in seven expected opioid-down samples, with a maximum concentration of 2.95% * 93% of expected opioid-down

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March 2022 Monthly Report

In this blog post we discuss our March 2022 report and provide more information on how to interpret the results. The PDF report can be found at the end. Key findings: * Carfentanil was found in one expected opioid-down sample * 96% of expected opioid-down samples contained fentanyl * The median fentanyl concentration

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February 2022 Monthly Report

In this blog post we discuss our February 2022 report and provide more information on how to interpret the results. The PDF report can be found at the end. Key findings: * Carfentanil was found in four samples, all expected opioid-down * The maximum concentration of carfentanil found was 0.95%, the

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January 2022 Monthly Report

In this blog post we discuss our January 2022 report and provide more information on how to interpret the results. The PDF report can be found at the end. Key findings: * Carfentanil was found in three samples, all expected opioid-down * 97% of expected opioid-down samples contained fentanyl * The median fentanyl

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December 2021 Monthly Report

In this blog post we discuss our December 2021 report and provide more information on how to interpret the results. The PDF report can be found at the end. Key findings: * Carfentanil was found in four samples, all expected opioid-down * 85% of expected opioid-down samples contained fentanyl * The median fentanyl

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November 2021 Monthly Report

In this blog post we discuss our November 2021 report and provide more information on how to interpret the results. The PDF report can be found at the end. Key findings: * Carfentanil was found in three samples, all expected opioid-down * 96% of expected opioid-down samples contained fentanyl * Median fentanyl concentration

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October 2021 Monthly Report

In this blog post we discuss our October 2021 report and provide more information on how to interpret the results. The PDF report can be found at the end. Key findings: * No carfentanil was seen in the month of October * 94% of expected opioid-down samples contained fentanyl * Median fentanyl concentration