Fentanyl test strips have become a central part of the Chicago area's efforts to end opioid overdoses that kill thousands every year.
Small amounts of fentanyl can be deadly, and many people are unaware it's in the street drugs they are using. A campaign to end overdoses by distributing fentanyl testing strips is targeting universities and other places with large populations of young people. The goal is to save lives.
"There seems to be more opioid dependency and overdoses. And distressingly, it's younger and younger people," Dr. Stephen Spontak, Emergency Physician at Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital said. The organization's stated mission is to end drug-related overdose deaths through education, medical intervention, and public awareness. They provide training on how to administer Narcan to reverse an opioid overdose, and how to use fentanyl testing strips to prevent taking laced drugs.
Pawlowski lost a friend to an overdose. She has trained dozens of people who work at concert venues in Chicago, and is trying to make tests and Narcan easily accessible on college campuses here.
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