The Hill (4/28, Weixel) reports the Administration announced it is “no longer allowing federal funds to be used for purchasing or distributing test strips that can determine if street drugs have been mixed or cut with fentanyl or other contaminants, a reversal that comes amid the administration’s broader opposition to harm reduction practices.” The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration stated in an open letter to federal grantees that “it was ending the practice, which it has championed since 2021, because the strips are ‘intended for use by people using drugs.’ However, the notice emphasized that federal funds can still be used for test strips to be used by public health officials, law enforcement, medical workers and others in professional settings.”
Related Links:
— “Trump administration reverses on paying for fentanyl detection strips,”Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, April 28, 2026