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Community members denounced California Senate Bill 58, which seeks to legalize psychedelic drugs, in a virtual press conference on March 28. Opponents said
rooms are only required to check for what s known as the federal five, marijuana, cocaine, amphetamines, opioids and pcp. fentanyl will not show up. many doctors and labs are unaware. do you think it s irresponsible that hospitals across the country don t automatically test for fentanyl in a drug screen? extremely. i think because parents, you trust doctors. you trust hospitals. and if they re telling you that your kid s tox screen came out clean, most parents aren t going to think to even question the doctor. reporter: julie found purpose advocating for legislation in california to require a sixth test be added specifically for fentanyl. called tyler s law, it took effect this year. california is the first and only state that requires fentanyl testing be added in the er, something advocates hope expands nationally at the low cost of just 75 cents per test. dr. roneet lev partnered with julie on pushing the legislation through. it is simple. every hospital in ameriica coululd do