In his letter, Peduto says the bill would remove "barriers around testing for the presence of fentanyl." The letter reads: "HB 1741 addresses barriers to this lifesaving tool [fentanyl test strips] by amending
However, fentanyl test strips only signal the presence of fentanyl and not its potency [33]. At the very least, test strip detection of fentanyl can be used to indi- cate the need for additional harm reduction measures. Many people who use drugs in rural areas lack access to formal harm ...