Case Study – How Paper Spray Mass Spectrometry Facilitated Harm Reduction Drug Checking

Deaths resulting from illicit opioid overdoses have increased significantly. Governments are seeking new approaches to reduce death by overdose.

The Applied Environmental Research Laboratories (AERL) in Vancouver Island University, Canada, conducts pure and applied research in analytical mass spectrometry to measure chemical determinants of environmental and human health. The team desired new technology that would allow them to set up a street-level drug-testing program, HarmCheck, to help check for fentanyls, opioids, and other drugs at a harm reduction site.

Download this case study to learn more about how the AERL used Thermo Scientific VeriSpray PaperSpray ion source connected to the Thermo Scientific TSQ Fortis triple quadrupole mass spectrometer to meet their needs for an on-site testing program and the impressive results they achieved.

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