There’s a new tool that may help address the dangers of xylazine, a powerful animal tranquilizer increasingly found in street drugs. A handful of harm reduction programs in Massachusetts have started ...

In a move that mirrors fentanyl testing strip distribution two years ago, Democratic Gov. Tony Evers signed a bill into law Tuesday that would decriminalize the use of xylazine testing strips.

The biotech company BTNX says it is shipping out new test strips this week that detect the presence of xylazine, an animal sedative that officials say is increasingly being mixed with fentanyl. As ...

Across the country, families are mourning the loss of loved ones due to overdose from fentanyl-laced drugs. Now, politicians are stepping in to legalize a once illegal method of testing for the ...

(Editor's Note: This story is not about fentanyl addiction, which is a separate serious issue. This story is for people who would never intentionally take fentanyl, and their families and their kids' ...

In a rapid shift since last year, over a dozen states have moved to legalize fentanyl test strips. The change is one that harm reduction proponents argue is necessary during an era where fentanyl ...