Resources

Toronto’s Drug Checking Service develops and shares tools and resources to reduce the barriers associated with offering drug checking services. These tools and resources promote standardization of program delivery, increase system efficiencies, and limit redundancy. Not all of our resources are posted on our website. If you are looking for something and cannot find it here, contact us at hello@drugchecking.community.

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What supervised consumption site closures mean for drug checking service delivery in Ontario and unregulated drug market monitoring in Canada

On August 20, 2024, the Government of Ontario announced plans to ban supervised consumption sites (SCS) within 200 metres of schools and child care centres. If implemented, these zoning requirements could result in the closure of nearly half (10) of the province’s SCS/consumption and treatment services (CTS), in addition to several urgent public health need sites (UPHNS). The purpose of this memo share how such closures could impact drug checking service delivery in Ontario and unregulated drug market monitoring in Canada.

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Drug checking technologies overview

The purpose of this resource is to share what we know about technologies that are currently in use – or may be forthcoming – for drug checking for overdose prevention.

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10 key findings related to the impact of Toronto’s Drug Checking Service

This report summarizes 10 key findings related to the impact of the pilot period for Toronto’s Drug Checking Service. We hope it will add to the evidence supporting the necessity of drug checking services and be used to advocate for services and safer alternatives for people who use drugs.

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Fentanyl test strips

The purpose of this resource is to share what we know about fentanyl test strips.

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Onsite drug checking technology purchase and partnership considerations

The purpose of this resource is to equip community-based organizations to make informed decisions about partnering with a for-profit drug checking venture or purchasing an onsite drug checking technology.

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Terms of service

These are the terms service users of Toronto's Drug Checking Service agree to by submitting a sample to be checked.

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Service and technology limitations

At this time, there is no perfect drug checking technology or model. All have trade-offs in terms of quality of results, turnaround times, and cost. These are the service and technology limitations of Toronto's Drug Checking Service.

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Understanding your results

The purpose of this resource is to explain the results service users will receive for samples checked by Toronto's Drug Checking Service.

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