Recent fentanyl use among syringe service program clients who use opioids: Implications for overdose prevention
- 14 September 2026
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions
- p. 1-16
Abstract
The surge of fentanyl in the US drug supply has fueled the opioid overdose problem to unprecedented record levels (Ciccarone, 2019; Vickers-Smith et al., 2025). It is a highly potent synthetic opio...Keywords
Funding Information
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (K01 DA051346)
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