Trump administration reverses on paying for fentanyl detection strips

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The Hill

The Trump administration is no longer allowing federal funds to be used for purchasing or distributing test strips that can determine if street drugs have been mixed or cut with fentanyl or other contaminants, a reversal that comes amid the administration’s broader opposition to harm reduction practices. In an open letter to federal grantees, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration said it was ending...