Federal funds can't be used to give test strips to drug users, raising overdose fears
22, 2018, in New York, to see if fentanyl has been added to heroin, which could increase the risk of overdose. Bebeto Matthews/AP Photo hide caption toggle caption Bebeto Matthews/AP Photo Last year, Baltimore had three mass overdose incidents in the span of three months in its Penn North neighborhood. In one incident, more than two dozen people were hospitalized after many were found unresponsive, lying in the streets or on sidewalks.
- ▪22, 2018, in New York, to see if fentanyl has been added to heroin, which could increase the risk of overdose.
- ▪Bebeto Matthews/AP Photo hide caption toggle caption Bebeto Matthews/AP Photo Last year, Baltimore had three mass overdose incidents in the span of three months in its Penn North neighborhood.
- ▪In one incident, more than two dozen people were hospitalized after many were found unresponsive, lying in the streets or on sidewalks.
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Federal funds can't be used to give test strips to drug users, raising overdose fears August 8, 20266:00 AM ET From By Scott Maucione Federal funds can’t be spent on giving drug users test strips, raising overdose fears Listen · 2:54 2:54 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/nx-s1-5874719/nx-s1-9866375" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript A drug user uses a test strip on Aug. 22, 2018, in New York, to see if fentanyl has been added to heroin, which could increase the risk of overdose.
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