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Abbotsford Community Hub Centre - Drug checking: Fourier-transform infrared spectrometers (FTIR)
Offered by Fraser Health
In short
Drug checking is a harm reduction service. It helps community members check their drugs for fentanyl and other contaminants, and take action to reduce overdose risk and other harms.
- Hours
- Friday, 2:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
- Cost and access
- Free
- Where
- 108-32883 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford, BC V2S2A6
- How to reach
- Website
- Last verified
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About this service
Drug checking is a harm reduction service. It helps community members check their drugs for fentanyl and other contaminants, and take action to reduce overdose risk and other harms. There are two different ways to check drugs in our region fentanyl test strips and fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometers. All drug checking services are free and confidential. Fentanyl test strips Fentanyl test strips can detect fentanyl and some fentanyl analogues in a drug sample. Individuals mix the sample (equal to a few grains of sand) with a small amount of water, place the test strip in the water and a positive or negative result is revealed in minutes.
When is it open?
Abbotsford Community Hub Centre - Drug checking: Fourier-transform infrared spectrometers (FTIR) is open Friday, 2:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m..
How do I get in touch?
Listed in Abbotsford, British Columbia.
108-32883 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford, BC V2S2A6
108-32883 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford, BC V2S2A6Abbotsford, British Columbia
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