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Test strips that help drug users identify fentanyl and other potentially deadly chemicals are no longer classified as illegal tools under a bill unanimously passed by the Pennsylvania House on Monday. ..
Laws that amend the State Regulated Substances, Drugs, Devices and Cosmetics Act may help reduce overdose, said sponsor Jim Struzzi, R-Indiana.
“If we can give people a simple tool to give them a second chance, we need to do that,” Struzzi said in a statement on the floor.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns that fentanyl, a much more potent synthetic opioid than heroin, will be added to other medicines to make it cheaper, stronger, and more dangerous.
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Proponents say the change in the law will help drug users avoid overdose by testing fentanyl without the risk of being prosecuted for possession of drug-related equipment.
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The bill was sent to the State Senate for consideration.