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.

This week, Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill decriminalizing fentanyl test strips in Mississippi, legislation that he said “will help save lives.” It’s the latest in a wave of states taking ...

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' ...

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 ...

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 ...

In New York, fentanyl test strips are becoming more common as a way to fight an overdose crisis, and more states are pushing to legalize them. But not all users are trying to avoid the powerful drug.

The Alliance for Substance Abuse Progress has started distributing test strips to help drug users determine whether a drug contains fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that officials say is a major ...

As the opioid pandemic continues to claim the lives of loved ones, Gov. Tom Wolf approved a new bill that decriminalizes fentanyl test strips in Pennsylvania. House Bill 1393 amends the Controlled ...