In a move that mirrors fentanyl testing strip distribution two years ago, Democratic Gov. Tony Evers signed a bill into law Tuesday that would decriminalize the use of xylazine testing strips.

As dangerous drugs become more prevalent in the Texas drug supply, there’s still no legal way for people to check and see whether a drug sample could increase their risk of overdosing. Last week, the ...

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly’s call to legalize fentanyl test strips during the State of the State address this week is reigniting a contentious fight after a previous effort to approve the strips ...

(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' ...

The drug can cause hours-long blackouts and necrosis of the skin, which can lead to amputation, and its effects can't be reversed by naloxone. Xylazine test strips are currently considered ...

PREVENTING DEADLY OVERDOSE IS POSSIBLY TEST STRIPS AS CHEAP AS FIVE BUCKS. THAT PROMISED TO DETECT THE POWERFUL PAINKILLER FENTANYL, BUT EXPERTS TELL WESH 2 NEWS DAVE MCDANIEL THESE TESTS ARE FAR FROM ...

Fentanyl is the “main issue” in Stanislaus County right now, Sheriff Jeff Dirkse would argue. The county ranks 15th among the 58 California counties for the highest number of overdoses in 2022. To ...

At Cleveland's Urban Kutz Barbershop, customers can flip through magazines as they wait, or help themselves to drug screening tests left out in a box on a table with a somber message: "Your drugs ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa Legislature has tried to make fentanyl and xylazine (an animal sedative) testing strips legal the past couple years, but has failed to pass such legislation. Fentanyl test ...

This May 10, 2018 photo shows an arrangement of fentanyl test strips in New York. Sales of fentanyl test strips have exploded as a growing number of overdose-prevention programs hand them out to ...