Two Florida Republicans have introduced bills to decriminalize narcotic drug testing supplies, such as test strips. The proposed legislation aims to prevent overdose deaths by allowing people to ...
Recovery advocates say a new law could make a life-saving difference. New Start is the only methadone clinic in Milledgeville. Clinical Director Charles Cofer says helping people recover from opioid ...
COLUMBUS— Gov. Mike DeWine signed an executive order Wednesday allowing the Ohio Board of Pharmacy to legalize drug testing tools aimed at preventing overdoses. The emergency rule exempts test strips ...
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Health Services said Tuesday it has distributed more than 131,000 xylazine test strips to community organizations to combat the state’s drug overdose ...
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — After they were long considered paraphernalia, fentanyl test strips are now officially legal in Indiana. According to recent data, fentanyl is responsible for over 70% of ...
(MIRROR INDY) — Staff at the nonprofit hear every day about someone’s child, parent or sibling dying from using a drug they didn’t know was laced with fentanyl. The test strips can save lives by ...
Nearly one month after the Texas House unanimously advanced a proposal to legalize fentanyl test strips, activists stormed into the office of Republican state Sen. Pete Flores to demand that the upper ...
I heard a sound come out of my body when the police confirmed our daughter's death. It was a guttural scream that emanated from my soul. It was raw, piercing, pure. I crumbled to the floor, holding ...
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áTHESEá FENTANYL TEST STRIPS AND NARCAN, WILL BE AVAILABLE THROUGH VENDING MACHINES.. TOMORROW.. MAY FIRST KICKS OFF MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH.. AND IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE OVERDOSE DEATHS.. FOR ...
AUSTIN (Nexstar) – Texas House lawmakers gave preliminary approval to legislation that legalizes the possession of test strips for fentanyl and xylazine. House Bill 1644 passed 145-0. The bill ...