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‘It’s a community problem’: How harm reduction cushions Wichita’s fentanyl crisis

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by Erin Heger
 The Trust Project

With armfuls of pamphlets, fentanyl test strips and naloxone, Morgan Jennings shows up around Wichita on a mission: trying to stop opioid overdoses. For Jennings, every opportunity to distribute naloxone, a medication that reverses opioid overdoses, is a chance to honor the people in her life affected by substance use disorder. She lost her father […]

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Fentanyl test strips will finally be legal in Kansas. Here’s why that matters.

by Miranda Moore
 The Trust Project

Kansans will soon be able to use fentanyl test strips without fear of being prosecuted after Gov. Laura Kelly signed Senate Bill 174 earlier this month, a measure that addiction experts hope will prevent deaths from accidental fentanyl poisoning.  “By decriminalizing fentanyl testing strips, we are helping Kansans protect themselves from a deadly poison that […]

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Fentanyl test strips will finally be legal in Kansas. Here’s why that matters.

by Miranda Moore
 The Trust Project

Kansans will soon be able to use fentanyl test strips without fear of being prosecuted after Gov. Laura Kelly signed Senate Bill 174 earlier this month, a measure that addiction experts hope will prevent deaths from accidental fentanyl poisoning.  “By decriminalizing fentanyl testing strips, we are helping Kansans protect themselves from a deadly poison that […]

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FDA has approved over-the-counter Narcan. What does that mean for Wichita?

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by Trace Salzbrenner
 The Trust Project

Wichita harm-reduction activists are hopeful the Food and Drug Administration’s recent decision to sell Narcan, a brand of nasal spray naloxone, without a prescription over-the-counter will make the drug more accessible to people who need it – but when and how it might be available is not yet clear. The activists routinely distribute thousands of Narcan kits a year, and demand keeps rising.

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These laws could curb fentanyl deaths. Why won’t Kansas lawmakers enact them?

by Miranda Moore
 The Trust Project

Update: On May 11, Gov. Laura Kelly signed Senate Bill 174 into law. The bill decriminalizes fentanyl test strips. Read more here. On Monday, the Kansas Legislature introduced a bill that, if passed, would decriminalize a tool used to test drugs for the presence of fentanyl. House Bill 2328 was introduced with little fanfare in […]

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