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Florida lawmakers decriminalized fentanyl test strips during this year’s legislative session, which should help the state reduce opioid overdoses.
A new law decriminalized a tool to test drugs for fentanyl, but excludes drug-checking equipment for the animal sedative xylazine, which is involved in a rising number of overdoses
Decriminalizing fentanyl test strips is an outlier among DeSantis' attempts to curb overdoses in Florida with "law and order" measures.
Decriminalizing fentanyl test strips is an outlier among DeSantis' attempts to curb overdoses in Florida with "law and order" measures.
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation on Monday night that removes fentanyl test strips from Florida’s list of prohibited drug paraphernalia, fulfilling a long-requested priority of public health officials and joining some 30 other states that have decriminalized the tests.