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Late one night after work in Oct. 2017, 22-year-old Tucker Robinson bought what he believed was a bag of heroin without realizing it contained fentanyl. After getting high in the bathroom, Robinson crawled into his cramped room, where his heart stopped. Two minutes later, his roommate came back and saved his life with Narcan.  Robinson...

Advocates hope education and awareness will help reduce stigma around fentanyl testing strips, which are seen as a tool to reduce overdose deaths.