Scope aims to provide people with tools to know what compounds are in their drugs before they use them. The model kicked off in June and is being led by the San Francisco AIDS Foundation.
One of the simplest ways to reduce overdoses, experts say, is understanding and regulating what’s in the drug supply.
The results show the four main compounds in the substance that’s being tested. For example, someone bringing in a white powder they think is cocaine might find it has traces of fentanyl, sugar or other substances in it. The machine test is followed by a test strip that can identify if fentanyl or benzodiazepine are present in the sample for confirmation.
Drug checking is also one component San Francisco’s recently announced overdose prevention plan. This includes the opening of “wellness hubs,” where people can use drugs in a medically supervised setting and access other social and health services, also known as safe consumption sites. “There are so many additional tools that could really prevent the level of overdose fatalities that we are seeing in San Francisco, and I appreciate the Health Department is open to all the options,” she said. “There is a lot of evidence behind them. We know it can work here, but it’s political issues standing in the way.”
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