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“You Never Know What You're Getting”: Opioid Users' Perceptions of Fentanyl in Southwest Pennsylvania

Content Provider	Scilit
Author	McLean, Katherine Monnat, Shannon M. Rigg, Khary Sterner, Glenn E. Verdery, Ashton
Copyright Year	2019
Description	Background: Urban areas in the United States have experienced a dramatic surge in fentanyl overdose deaths since 2014, a trend affecting both larger and smaller metropolitan areas. Encompassing only 1.2 million residents, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, nevertheless saw 412 fentanyl-involved deaths in 2016, a number surpassed only by New York City and Cook County (Chicago), Illinois. Objectives: This article seeks to describe opioid users' perceptions of fentanyl in Allegheny and three adjacent counties; it further considers how the drug's emergence shapes some users' market behaviors and consumption practices. Methods: This article reports on qualitative interview data (N = 30) collected as part of a larger, multi-phase, mixed methods study (N = 125) among individuals reporting past-year prescription opioid misuse or heroin use in four southwest Pennsylvania Counties. Results: Most interviewees reported past-year suspected exposure to fentanyl, and many reported suffering or seeing suspected fentanyl overdoses. Where roughly one-third reported strategies for avoiding fentanyl, a small group of interviewees identified advantages to fentanyl, while still acknowledging its associated risks. Conclusions/Importance: Given users' diverse opinions around fentanyl, the distribution of fentanyl test strips may represent an effective response to the current crisis.
Related Links	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6476660/pdf
Ending Page	966
Page Count	12
Starting Page	955
ISSN	10826084
e-ISSN	15322491
DOI	10.1080/10826084.2018.1552303
Journal	Substance Use & Misuse
Issue Number	6
Volume Number	54
Language	English
Publisher	Informa UK Limited
Publisher Date	2019-05-12
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Journal: Substance Use & Misuse Anesthesiology Fentanyl Heroin Prescription Opioids Overdose Harm Reduction
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Health (social science) Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Psychiatry and Mental Health

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