Table 2.

Fentanyl rapid test strip use among young adults who use drugs in Rhode Island (n = 81)

Characteristic	N (%)
Participants who used at least one test strip	62 (76.5)
Of the participants who used at least one FTS (n = 62), participants reported^a:
Regular heroin use	23 (37.1)
Regular cocaine use	24 (38.7)
Non-medical prescription pill use	13 (21.0)
Lifetime injection drug use	29 (46.7)
Of the participants who used at least one FTS (n = 62), the number (proportion) who received at least one positive FTS	31 (50.0)
Of the who received at least one positive FTS (n = 31), participants reported altering the way they used drugs^a:
Used less	14 (45.2)
Used with someone else around	12 (38.7)
Went slower	13 (41.9)
Did a tester	11 (35.5)
Threw them out	3 (9.7)
Sold them	3 (9.7)
Gave them away	2 (6.5)

^aThese categories are not mutually exclusive