Public health workers will soon have a new tool at their disposal to thwart a spreading danger to users of illicit drugs: xylazine test strips. The new testing kits will allow health departments, ...

Amid a nationwide overdose epidemic, more states are legalizing at-home fentanyl rapid tests to spot the potentially fatal substance hidden in recreational drugs. Last week, Tennessee and New Mexico ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In an effort to reduce overdose deaths, the CDC and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services ...

Illicit drug users who are certain that fentanyl is mixed into the heroin they consume are much more likely to take precautions that reduce their chances of overdosing, researchers reported Wednesday ...

Wanna hear something crazy? Fentanyl test strips are FDA-approved to quickly test for the presence of the dangerous drug in the urine in overdose cases. They can also be used to check for fentanyl in ...