TY - JOUR AU - Mars, Sarah G. AU - Ondocsin, Jeff AU - Ciccarone, Daniel PY - 2018 DA - 2018/05/16 TI - Toots, tastes and tester shots: user accounts of drug sampling methods for gauging heroin potency JO - Harm Reduction Journal SP - 26 VL - 15 IS - 1 AB - Internationally, overdose is the primary cause of death among people injecting drugs. However, since 2001, heroin-related overdose deaths in the United States (US) have risen sixfold, paralleled by a rise in the death rate attributed to synthetic opioids, particularly the fentanyls. This paper considers the adaptations some US heroin injectors are making to protect themselves from these risks. SN - 1477-7517 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-018-0232-z DO - 10.1186/s12954-018-0232-z ID - Mars2018 ER -