Identification and Health Risks of an Emerging Means of Drug Use in Correctional Facilities.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Recreational use of drug-soaked paper strips (hereafter, strips) in correctional facilities poses a major public health risk owing to the diverse and potentially severe toxic effects of the substances they contain. Understanding the clinical manifestations and outcomes of exposure to these strips is important for developing effective management and prevention strategies.

Objective

To characterize the clinical manifestations, management, and outcomes of intoxication from strips in a correctional facility population, and to identify the specific substances present in these strips.

Design, setting, and participants

This is a case series with a retrospective medical record review and biospecimen analysis. Participants were incarcerated individuals from a county

SUBMITTER: Kuai D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11667344 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature