Technical Reports

As drug checking expands throughout the province, it’s important that we understand the accuracy and limitations of drug checking. These reports evaluate and assess how well drug checking technologies are performing in the field and share what we are learning about new innovations.

Detection of xylazine by immunoassay test strips in community drug samples: A preliminary report (2024) 

 

New Drug Checking Instruments in Canada: A summary of Drug Checking Technology Developments (2024) 

 

The Effect of Water Temperature and Agitation on Benzodiazepine Test Strip Detection (2023) 

 

Recommendations for the Future of Fentanyl Quantification – Supplement for Techs  (2023)

 

An Assessment of the Accuracy of Fentanyl Quantification Results Reported by Drug Checking Technicians  (2022)

 

An Assessment of Two Point-of-Care Fentanyl Quantification Methods Using Fourier-transform Infrared Spectroscopy  (2021)

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Detection of Etizolam, Flualprazolam, and Flubromazolam by Benzodiazepine-Specific Lateral Flow Immunoassay Test Strips- Report  (2020)

 

A Field Assessment of FTIR Spectroscopy and Fentanyl Immunoassay Strips as Point-of-Care Drug Checking Technologies (2019)

 

Drug Checking as a Harm Reduction Intervention  (2017)