Because of the potency of fentanyl, even a small amount can be deadly. What if I get a negative test? Fentanyl test strips are not foolproof and may not detect all forms of fentanyl or other dangerous ...

But some overdoses can be prevented in the first place with a simple strip of paper — a tool that is illegal in many US states, outlawed under 1970s-era drug paraphernalia laws. Fentanyl test ...

What's happening: Washington's Department of Health is spending about $100,000 in the coming year to distribute roughly 75,000 fentanyl test strips to needle exchanges and other groups that work ...

Her team quickly used a small, inexpensive test strip and within minutes, learned that pill was laced with the potentially deadly drug fentanyl. Fentanyl is largely responsible for an increase in ...

BOISE, Idaho. - On July 1, House Bill 441 went into effect across the Gem State, legalizing fentanyl test strips to be purchased and used, after decades of the tool being criminalized as drug ...

Mark compared fentanyl test strips to smoke detectors, and per his analogy, opioid-reversing medication Naloxone, often known by the brand name Narcan, would be a fire extinguisher. “Now ...

Earlier this spring, the state Assembly and Senate each passed a bill that would require fentanyl test strips and information on their use to be included in opioid antagonist kits, such as Narcan ...

And overdose deaths can be avoided with tools like fentanyl testing strips. BI has compiled here a list of resources for people looking to avoid or treat addiction and manage the risk of death by ...