Proposed law may give drug users access to lifesaving test strips

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Two Florida Republicans have introduced bills to decriminalize narcotic drug testing supplies, such as test strips.

The proposed legislation aims to prevent overdose deaths by allowing people to identify dangerous substances.

Fentanyl test strips were decriminalized in 2023, but other harmful adulterants like xylazine remain a concern.

Two Florida Republicans have filed legislation to decriminalize narcotic drug testing supplies and remove them from the state's drug paraphernalia list.

Entitled "Drug Paraphernalia" ( , the companion bills would decriminalize the possession, distribution and use of drug-testing products "so that residents of this state can access life-saving information about controlled substances and adulterants before tragedy occurs."

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