States across the country have been legalizing fentanyl test strips in the hopes of saving lives.
As little as 2 milligrams of fentanyl can be deadly depending on a person's weight, tolerance, and past usage.
Compared to other Western countries, the United States has always had a “puritanical” view of harm reduction strategies to cope with drug use and abuse,John McIlveen, PhD, the top opioid treatment official for the Oregon Health Authority. “Now is an excellent opportunity to change the narrative,” he says, “because the drug supply is no longer just contaminated with fentanyl, it is fentanyl.”
More concerning is the risk of false negative results, especially in pressed pills. The CDC calls it the “
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