How paper spray mass spectrometry facilitated harm reduction drug checking

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 AERL 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. In this case study from Thermo Fisher Scientific, discover how the AERL team 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.