Fentanyl test strips would be legalized under Iowa bill moving through Statehouse
Fentanyl and xylazine test strips are small strips of paper people can use to test drugs or certain substances to see if they ...
Medetomidine is replacing xylazine in Philly street fentanyl − creating new hurdles for health care providers and drug users
Medetomidine is used in veterinary medicine, often during surgery. It's becoming common in the city's drug supplies, and it ...
Bipartisan pair of senators reintroduce bill to expand fentanyl testing in hospitals
Nearly seven years after Tyler Shamash, a 19-year-old from California, died following a fentanyl overdose, a bill that his mother says could have prevented his death is getting renewed focus nearly 3, ...
Texas lawmakers consider bill to legalize fentanyl testing strips
Data shows between August 2023 and July 2024, fentanyl accounted for 43% of unintentional drug-related deaths in Texas.
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New Jersey drug overdose deaths fall, state leaders credit expanding harm reduction and treatment efforts
The decline in New Jersey drug overdose deaths follows a nationwide trend, as most states are seeing a drop in deaths ...
Senate passes bill to make test strips legal in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS — On Monday, the Indiana Senate passed a bill to make test strips legal in the state.
Toxic Animal Tranquilizer Xylazine Is Quietly Spreading Through Border Drug Supplies
A dangerous veterinary sedative called xylazine has been found in the drug supply at the U.S.-Mexico border, raising alarms ...
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Lawmakers may Decriminalize Fentanyl Test Strips
Recovery advocates have been pushing for years to get a bill passed to decriminalize test strips, which allow users to ...
Philly’s street fentanyl contains an industrial chemical called BTMPS that’s an ingredient in plastic
More than half of the street fentanyl samples collected in November 2024 contained BTMPS, and many contained more BTMPS than ...
Fentanyl testing devices distributed to LA County community colleges, homeless organizations
The single-use device is small enough to fit in a pocket and contains all of the materials necessary to conduct a fentanyl detection test.
Facts, not fear: Inside Mexico’s pioneering drug harm reduction programs
Since the mid-1980s, a number of organizations, primarily in northern Mexico, have launched informational campaigns and ...