YOU SHOULD NEVER DIE FROM DOING COKE –
Jan. 18, 2023 – Grabbing fentanyl test strips near the dance floor speaks to the way fentanyl has permeated so many corners of America. No longer just a threat to chronic drug users, fentanyl is increasingly a danger to occasional drug users and even teenagers—those who may be less familiar with how dangerous the drugs have become or what tools might protect them as fentanyl is showing up in drugs that don’t usually contain opioids. Now people like Ms. Shorr, local business owners, elected officials and grassroots organizations are eyeing nightlife hot spots—from clubs and bars to restaurants and pizza shops—as a new front line to inform people about fentanyl test strips, and to make them available to those who dabble in illicit drugs or know someone who does.
