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 ...
Fentanyl test strips would be legalized under bill moving through Iowa Statehouse
Fentanyl and xylazine test strips are small strips of paper people can use to test drugs or certain substances to see if they contain any fentanyl.
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.
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More toxic than fentanyl: Northern Health issues drug alert
A round white pill being sold as "Ocycocet" may contain a potent synthetic opioid, the health authority advises ...
Evidence of fentanyl cut with tranquilizer xylazine found near U.S.-Mexico border
The presence of xylazine, a horse tranquilizer that is increasingly found mixed with fentanyl in supplies of illegal drugs, ...
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‘Keep people safe’: Advocates press for drug abuse harm reduction
For more than two decades, staff at the Grand Rapids Red Project have been working to reduce the negative consequences ...