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Table 3 Selected outcomes among participants with urinalysis

From: Towards cross-Canada monitoring of the unregulated street drug supply

 

BC

N = 309%

Edmonton

N = 48%

Montreal

N = 341%

Unintentional fentanyl usea

21.4

6.3

8.9

Adulterants detected in urine

 Levamisole

10.4

0.0

49.6

 Lidocaine

1.0

2.1

24.6

Experienced an opioid overdoseb

19.4

28.6

4.0

Injection drug usec

44.0

69.4

42.0

  1. aRefers to the percentage of participants for which fentanyl was detected in urine and not reported used among the entire urinalysis sample
  2. bIn BC and Edmonton, participants were asked if they had experienced an accidental opioid overdose in the past six months. In Montreal, the reporting period was the past three days
  3. cIn BC and Edmonton, participants were asked if they had injected drugs in the past month. In Montreal, the reporting period was the past three days
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