ALT Over blue, purple, and green gradient background, white border with two star-like shapes frames a photo of a drug checking machine with associated supplies below white font over a green text box reading, “Advanced Drug Checking Services”. Purple bubble shape with white font below at right reads, “También disponible en Español”. Below photo is white font reading, “Considerations for Syringe Services Programs”. NHRC, NSSSP, and NASEN logos at bottom middle.

ALT Same gradient background and logo, with large white box framed in green. Green border at top left reads, “HOW IT WORKS” in white beside NSSSP logo. Black text in bulleted list reads, “Advanced DCS at SSPs involve using special machines and accompanying software to test drug samples that participants provide.” and “Implementation models may include mail-based, partner-provided, or partner-funded.” Below this is graphic reading, “Core Components of Advanced DCS” in blue above list with 3 icons (from top, a brown bag reading, “confidential, a machine showing graphs, and a cell phone with a text message notification). Beside the icons, font reads, “Collect sample and contact information from participants”, “Test sample with a specialized machine, review, and confirm results” and “Share results with participants, providers, and/or the wider community”.

ALT Same gradient background with large white box framed in green. Green border at top left reads, “THE SSP ADVANTAGE” beside NSSSP logo. Black font in bulleted list below reads, “SSP participant and community benefits: Offering advanced DCS helps prevent overdoses and provides data to monitor drug supply trends that can inform the broader community.” “Trusted relationships: SSPs build trust with people who use drugs, making them essential for drug checking efforts that involve sharing samples.” and “Flexible and innovative operations: Advanced DCS can be tailored to fit an SSP’s capacity. Partnerships help when funding or staffing is limited and, in restrictive legal environments, SSPs have led advocacy efforts to expand access.”

ALT Same gradient background with large white box framed in green. Over green background, white italicized font reads, ““We’re also working on a project where we can start to send out…a weekly email — hopefully text [messages too] — [to] public health [departments], public safety [departments], anyone who uses drugs, and community members who want [information on the local drug supply], to share what we found that week. [The information] is not just going back to the person who donated the sample, it’s going to anyone who might come across that batch.” Black text beside this reads, “— Health care organization in the Northeast”.