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Federal funds can't be used to give test strips to drug users, raising overdose fears - npr.org

Published by NPR By Scott Maucione · 8 August 2026 at 13:00
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Federal funds can't be used to give test strips to drug users, raising overdose fears - npr.org
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Drug addiction groups are reeling after Trump officials said federal grants cannot be used to hand out test strips to drug users. The strips help users check street drugs for dangerous adulterants.

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