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Harm reduction skills

How to actually use test kits

Videos can’t replace reading your strip’s insert, always follow the brand-specific directions, but these walkthroughs show the core techniques used in community drug checking.

Safety: Reagents are corrosive. Use gloves and eye protection, work in a ventilated space, and never touch the bottle tip to the sample. Strips and reagents reduce risk, they don’t make any drug “safe.”

Fentanyl strips (manufacturer demo). Liquid prep and timing vary by strip, check your package insert.

Community-oriented fentanyl strip guidance (DanceSafe). Helpful framing for real-world use at home or in a hotel room.