As fentanyl hidden in a high percentage of illicit street drugs continues to kill, momentum to legalize strips that check for the presence of the synthetic opioid is growing. The tool has been met ...

MINNEAPOLIS --It's undeniable how much Mark and Brenda Wiger adore their daughter Jessica: a devoted wife, sister, daughter and aunt who had many friends and a passion for music. Mark describes her as ...

(Editor's Note: This story is not about fentanyl addiction, which is a separate serious issue. This story is for people who would never intentionally take fentanyl, and their families and their kids' ...

Fentanyl test strips are sold online and easily obtained free from many public health departments. They’re touted as a harm reduction tool to help drug users determine whether fentanyl is present in a ...

Public health workers will soon have a new tool at their disposal to thwart a spreading danger to users of illicit drugs: xylazine test strips. The new testing kits will allow health departments, ...

DARE COUNTY, N.C. — All year long, News 3 has been sharing stories of families torn apart by illicit fentanyl, and going in-depth with law enforcement across Virginia about what's being done to ...

Fentanyl test strips can be purchased online for around a dollar apiece. The state even distributes them through its syringe exchange programs. Experts say these tests can save lives, giving people ...

The US is still in an overdose crisis, driven by fentanyl, a synthetic opioid cropping up in other drugs. Fentanyl test strips can prevent overdoses by detecting fentanyl in drugs. In 10 states, these ...

A NaloxBox stocked with overdose-reversing naloxone and fentanyl test strips mounted on the wall outside the Franklin branch of the Johnson County Public Library. The box was installed in 2022 with ...

There’s a new tool that may help address the dangers of xylazine, a powerful animal tranquilizer increasingly found in street drugs. A handful of harm reduction programs in Massachusetts have started ...

As fentanyl hidden in a high percentage of illicit street drugs continues to kill, momentum to legalize strips that check for the presence of the synthetic opioid is growing. Two bills — House Bill ...