| Source | Latest linked headline | Age |
|---|---|---|
| KFF Health News | A FEDERAL POLICY IS COMPLICATING HOW ORGANIZATIONS BATTLE THE OPIOID CRISIS | 1 hr ago |
Drug test strips are credited with saving lives, but a new policy will limit how funds can be used for them. Advocates of harm reduction strategies who responded to a mass overdose in Baltimore say distributing them will get harder.
KFF Health News reports that drug test strips are credited with saving lives, but a new policy will limit how funds can be used for them.
The report adds: Advocates of harm reduction strategies who responded to a mass overdose in Baltimore say distributing them will get harder.
Federal officials say the strips enable drug use.
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