Fact Sheet on Fentanyl Test Strips

The Legislative Analysis and Public Policy Association (LAPPA), a recipient of ONDCP’s Model Acts grant, has just released a new fact sheet on fentanyl test strips.

LAPPA’s new fact sheet outlines how states can make this important harm reduction tool more accessible to their citizens. As ONDCP stated in their release this afternoon “bending the curve on the overdose epidemic requires us to meet people where they are and provide life-saving interventions, including fentanyl test strips. Read the full fact sheet here.”

LAPPA concludes that “are a useful tool in the fight against overdoses and can lead to changes in an individual’s drug use as well as provide an opportunity to engage individuals in recovery, extend life-saving interventions, and offer social service supports.”