Differences in Xylazine and Xylazine Test Strip Usage Among Racial and Ethnic Minoritized Populations: Findings from the Stay Safe Study

Nishita Dsouza; Netra Shetty; Mary Russo; Mingway Chang; Dawn Goddard-Eckrich; Kitty H Gelberg; Fernando Montero; Nabila El-Bassel; Louisa Gilbert

doi:10.1007/s10903-026-01855-6

Differences in Xylazine and Xylazine Test Strip Usage Among Racial and Ethnic Minoritized Populations: Findings from the Stay Safe Study

Nishita Dsouza
, Netra Shetty
, Mary Russo
, Mingway Chang
, Dawn Goddard-Eckrich
, Kitty H Gelberg
, Fernando Montero
, Nabila El-Bassel
, Louisa Gilbert

Public Health

Cornell University

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Original language	English
Journal	Journal of immigrant and minority health
Early online date	Jan 3 2026
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-026-01855-6
State	Published - Feb 3 2026

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Epidemiology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Keywords

Drug checking
Harm reduction
Overdose
Substance use
Xylazine

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