Police departments get new tool to reduce overdose deaths: fentanyl test strips
The strips can make users aware that the deadly opioid is present in drugs they are taking so they can take precautions.
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An unidentified man preparing to inject heroin adds some of the diluted drug to a mixing container in this photo taken in New York in 2018. A blue and white fentanyl test strip inserted into the mixing container will indicate whether it contains fentanyl. Associated Press
Seven Maine police departments are getting a new tool they hope will reduce the number of fatal drug overdoses in the state.
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