NPR News·3 min read·medium
Federal funds can't be used to give test strips to drug users, raising overdose fears
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Scott Maucione
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A new federal policy from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration prohibits the use of federal grants for distributing drug test strips to the public. Harm reduction advocates warn that this restriction could lead to an increase in overdose deaths as the street drug supply becomes increasingly unpredictable.
Last year, Baltimore had three mass overdose incidents in the span of three months in its Penn North neighborhood.
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