WARNING: THIS TEST DOES NOT EVALUATE DRUG SAFETY OR PURITY
The Rapid Response™ Fentanyl Test Strip (Liquid/Powder) is an easy to use, cost-effective dipstick test. It is a rapid, qualitative screening test that quickly and reliably detects fentanyl at cut-off levels above 200 ng/mL. This drug test can provide accurate and fast results as soon as 1 minute. For forensic use only. Not an IVD.
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found BTNX's Rapid Response™ Fentanyl Test Strips showed the lowest detection limit and highest accuracy among other fentanyl detection methods tested. Read the study here!
The Vancouver Coastal Health Authority offers Rapid Response™ Fentanyl Strips at their overdose prevention and supervised consumption sites and in their take-home drug testing kits. Read more here.
Rapid Response™ Fentanyl Test Strips are now part of the City of Hamilton's Drug Checking Program. Learn more about the program and strip availability here.
* A negative result can be interpreted as soon as both the test (T) and control (C) lines appear. A positive result can be interpreted once the control line has appeared and the background has cleared to white, typically by 60 seconds. Do not read results after 10 minutes.
WARNING: THIS TEST DOES NOT EVALUATE DRUG SAFETY OR PURITY
A 5-pack testing kit containing all necessary materials for a simple, mess-free process. The Rapid Response™ Fentanyl Test Strip Kit (Liquid/Powder) is an easy to use, cost-effective dipstick test. It is a rapid, qualitative screening test that quickly and reliably detects fentanyl at cut-off levels above 200 ng/mL. This drug test can provide accurate and fast results as soon as 1 minute. For forensic use only. Not an IVD.
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found BTNX's Rapid Response™ Fentanyl Test Strips showed the lowest detection limit and highest accuracy among other fentanyl detection methods tested. Read the study here!
The Vancouver Coastal Health Authority offers Rapid Response™ Fentanyl Strips at their overdose prevention and supervised consumption sites and in their take-home drug testing kits. Read more here.
* A negative result can be interpreted as soon as both the test (T) and control (C) lines appear. A positive result can be interpreted once the control line has appeared and the background has cleared to white, typically by 60 seconds. Do not read results after 10 minutes.
WARNING: THIS TEST DOES NOT EVALUATE DRUG SAFETY OR PURITY
The Rapid Response™ Xylazine Test Strip (Liquid/Powder) is a rapid visual immunoassay for the qualitative, presumptive detection of xylazine in suspicious substances (liquids or powders) at the cut-off concentration of 1000 ng/mL. For forensic use only. Not an IVD.
Rapid Response™ Xylazine Test Strips are now part of the City of Hamilton's Drug Checking Program. Learn more about the program here.
* A negative result can be interpreted as soon as both the test (T) and control (C) lines appear. A positive result can be interpreted once the control line has appeared and the background has cleared to white, typically by 60 seconds. Do not read results after 10 minutes.
WARNING: THIS TEST DOES NOT EVALUATE DRUG SAFETY OR PURITY
A 5-pack testing kit containing all necessary materials for a simple, mess-free process. The Rapid Response™ Xylazine Test Strip Kit (Liquid/Powder) is a rapid visual immunoassay for the qualitative, presumptive detection of xylazine in suspicious substances (liquids or powders) at the cut-off concentration of 1000 ng/mL. For forensic use only. Not an IVD.
* A negative result can be interpreted as soon as both the test (T) and control (C) lines appear. A positive result can be interpreted once the control line has appeared and the background has cleared to white, typically by 60 seconds. Do not read results after 10 minutes.
WARNING: THIS TEST DOES NOT EVALUATE DRUG SAFETY OR PURITY
The Rapid Response™ Medetomidine Test Strip (Liquid/Powder) is an easy to use, cost-effective dipstick test. It is a rapid, qualitative screening test that quickly and reliably detects medetomidine at cut-off levels above 1000 ng/mL. This drug test can provide accurate and fast results as soon as 1 minute. For forensic use only. Not an IVD.
Medetomidine is a potent sedative and analgesic drug primarily used in veterinary medicine. It belongs to the class of α-2 adrenergic agonists, similar to xylazine. Medetomidine is primarily used in animals for procedures that require mild to moderate sedation, pre-anesthesia, or for managing pain. Medetomidine can cause side effects like bradycardia (slow heart rate) and hypotension (low blood pressure) and can be potentially deadly if combined with other substances.
* A negative result can be interpreted as soon as both the test (T) and control (C) lines appear. A positive result can be interpreted once the control line has appeared and the background has cleared to white, typically by 60 seconds. Do not read results after 10 minutes.
WARNING: THIS TEST DOES NOT EVALUATE DRUG SAFETY OR PURITY
The Rapid Response™ Benzodiazepine Test Strip (Liquid / Powder) is a rapid visual immunoassay for the qualitative, presumptive detection of benzodiazepine in suspicious substances (liquids or powders) at the cut-off concentration of 300 ng/mL. Easy to use with detailed instructions for testing both liquid and powder samples. For forensic use only. Not an IVD.
* A negative result can be interpreted as soon as both the test (T) and control (C) lines appear. A positive result can be interpreted once the control line has appeared and the background has cleared to white, typically by 60 seconds. Do not read results after 10 minutes.
WARNING: THIS TEST DOES NOT EVALUATE DRUG SAFETY OR PURITY
The Rapid Response™ Nitazene Test Strip (Liquid/Powder) is a rapid visual immunoassay for the qualitative, presumptive detection of Nitazene in suspicious substances (liquids or powders) at the cut-off concentration of 2000 ng/mL. For forensic use only. Not an IVD.
A recent study from the Laboratory of Toxicology, Ghent University showed BTNX's Rapid Response™ Nitazene Test Strips are capable of detecting the presence of a wide range of nitazene analogues and may be used to alert users of the presence of nitazene analogues in authentic (street) drug samples. Read the study here.
*A negative result can be interpreted as soon as both the test (T) and control (C) lines appear. A positive result can be interpreted once the control line has appeared and the background has cleared to white, typically by 60 seconds. Do not read results after 10 minutes.
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Read MoreIn 2016, drug overdose deaths exceeded 64,000 in the United States, driven by a sixfold increase in deaths attributable to illicitly manufactured fentanyl.
Read MoreFentanyl Test Strips: A potential intervention in the Opioid Crisis.
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A new study, authored by a group of scientists from Brown University, Boston University, and the University of British Columbia, provides support for the idea that test strips could be a potent tool in the fight against fentanyl.
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A controversial tool has emerged in the fight against opioid overdose deaths. It's a strip that allows people who use street drugs such as cocaine and heroin to test whether their drugs are laced with fentanyl.
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In 2016, drug overdose deaths exceeded 64,000 in the United States, driven by a sixfold increase in deaths attributable to illicitly manufactured fentanyl.
Read MoreA recent study led by the B.C. Centre on Substance Abuse (BCCSU) has revealed that nearly all substances labeled as heroin sold in Vancouver contain the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl.
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City to study use of fentanyl-detecting test strips by distributing them in exchange vans.
Read MoreMore than 80 per cent of drugs sold as heroin on the streets of Vancouver don’t contain any heroin at all, while nearly all of them contain the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl. Full study to be posted in September.
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A Vermont health care center has announced it will start giving away free test strips to determine if a drug contains fentanyl.
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Fentanyl is to blame for 146 deaths in Vermont since 2016, when it overtook heroin and prescription painkillers as the most deadly opioid in the state. The potent synthetic has already killed 30 people in Vermont in 2018, more than heroin and prescription opioids combined, according to state data.
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In addition to verifying that the BTNX Rapid Response Single Drug Test Strip accurately detected the presence of fentanyl in street drug samples, the researchers then surveyed drug users to learn how receptive they would be to use of the test.
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Fentanyl, which is 50 times as potent as heroin, laces many batches of heroin and cocaine, and it is now involved in at least half of all opioid overdose deaths. More than 70,000 people died of drug overdoses last year—the equivalent of about three 747 plane crashes each week.
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The number of positive tests for fentanyl in samples of heroin seized by law enforcement agencies across Canada has grown from less than one per cent in 2012 to more than 60 per cent so far this year, exclusive data obtained by CBC News has revealed.
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Data collected from safe injection facilities in Canada indicate there has been a 2,000 percent rise in street drugs testing positive for fentanyl since 2012.
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Seventy percent also said they would modify their behavior if they knew their drugs contained fentanyl, including avoiding the drugs, using them more slowly, or using them with others who have the antioverdose medication naloxone.
Read MoreHarm reduction is a practical approach to keeping people safe. The approach aims to protect people who are engaged in higher-risk behaviour while at the same time, supporting them towards treatment and recovery.
Read MoreThe strips developed by the biotechnology company BTNX based in Toronto, Canada, are only sold to governments and harm reduction programs. CEO and founder Iqbal Sunderani said the state of California is his biggest customer.
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California is paving the way!
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According to the National Center for Health Statistics at the Centers for Disease Control, there were an estimated 64,000 drug overdose deaths in 2016 — and more than 20,000 were related to fentanyl, a type of opioid that is up to 100 times stronger than morphine.
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While California has made some positive strides in the fight against opioids (the latest data show that prescriptions in the state are down), deaths from one particularly powerful opioid, fentanyl, are up.
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"If you had a little bit of the drug you could pop in here...you would add a little bit of water… and then you use this test strip, hold it in, and if there was fentanyl present, two red lines or pink lines would appear," says Mark Townsend.
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In one study of 242 heroin users in British Columbia, 70 tested positive for fentanyl—and more than 50 of those hadn’t known they were using it.
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“We’re not trying to help people use drugs, we’re trying to help people stay alive,” said Lisa Fair, the Associate Director of HIV Prevention and Outreach at Circle Health Services.
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RI Governor: Drug Overdose Deaths Decline, Signaling Progress.
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A new study co-led by a Rhode Island epidemiologist found that a simple drug testing strip -- similar to a home pregnancy test -- accurately detected the potentially deadly opioid fentanyl in street drug samples.
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A thin test strip -- similar to a pregnancy test -- can detect whether a street drug contains the dangerous opioid fentanyl, according to a new report.
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Michael Marquesen first noticed about a year ago that fentanyl, a dangerous synthetic opioid, had hit the streets of Los Angeles. People suddenly started overdosing after they shot up a new white powder that dealers promised would give them a powerful high.
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A record number of Canadians died of opioid overdoses in 2017, according to figures released by Health Canada today.
Read MoreNational report: Apparent opioid-related deaths in Canada (released March 2018).
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These strips detect a deadly drug. But users still shoot up.
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More than 1,900 people have died of illicit drug overdoses in B.C. since the province declared a public health emergency nearly two years ago.
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A fast, cheap test to see if street drugs contain fentanyl is gaining favor with researchers and drug outreach workers as a breakthrough in preventing overdoses and slowing the nation’s growing death toll from opioid abuse.
Read MoreNearly two-thirds of people who use drugs surveyed for this project had experienced an opioid overdose at least once, and 8 in 10 attributed their last overdose to fentanyl. Forty-two percent had witnessed someone die of an overdose.
Watch VideoHealth departments and community-based organizations across the country have been stepping up to respond to the opioid crisis. This project aimed to identify a potential tool they can use to prevent overdose deaths and engage with people who use opioids to help them move toward addiction treatment and other services.
Watch VideoDr. Susan Sherman and Dr. Traci Green have long focused on improving the health of marginalized populations, including people with substance use disorders, sex workers and people with HIV. For this project, they wanted to both test a solution and begin to determine how well it might work in real-world settings.
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A local woman wants more people in the Dayton area to know about low-price test strips that detect fentanyl in street drugs, and proponents say could help opioid abusers avoid fatal overdoses.
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No drug has fueled the current spike in overdose deaths more than fentanyl. The synthetic opioid claimed two thirds of the record 64,000 such fatalities in the U.S. in 2016.
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Research is beginning to show that cheap strips can accurately detect deadly fentanyl, and encourages people to get high more cautiously.
It costs Jess Tilley $1 to purchase a fentanyl test strip—a small sum, until you consider that she's buying them by the hundreds.
Since the fall of 2016, Tilley has been paying for these strips out of pocket and distributing them for free to drug users in western Massachusetts. It's a costly exercise, but it fits in perfectly with Tilley's mission as the founder of the New England User's Union: "We wanted to come together to advocate for all drug users."
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