Fentanyl test strips are illegal in Utah. A lawmaker wants to change that.
State health employees still distribute them, but it’s a legal gray area. Data shows that fentanyl deaths have spiked in recent years.
(Mark Lennihan | AP) An arrangement of fentanyl test strips in New York in 2018. Despite a state program that distributes fentanyl test strips, Utah law classifies them as drug paraphernalia. One lawmaker wants to change that.