The biotech company BTNX says it is shipping out new test strips this week that detect the presence of xylazine, an animal sedative that officials say is increasingly being mixed with fentanyl. As ...

(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' ...

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 ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of lawmakers is working to address the staggering number of opioid overdoses nationwide, as two-thirds of drug overdose deaths last year were caused by synthetic ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A bipartisan Kentucky bill that sponsors say would help curb the opioid crisis hangs in the balance in Frankfort. House Bill 353 would decriminalize fentanyl test strips, which are ...

ATLANTA — Street drugs laced with a tranquilizer are worrying health leaders across the country - and now Georgia can help equip people to make sure there's no xylazine in whatever they may come ...

Proponents say the ability to check drugs for the presence of lethal fentanyl may save lives. But critics say the strips enable drug use. By Jan Hoffman Photographs by Desiree Rios “You smoke weed?” ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- From mixing a drink to serving up potentially life-saving naloxone spray and fentanyl test strips, The Legionnaire Saloon in Oakland is working to keep people safe as the drug ...