To combat a rising number of opioid overdose deaths, the Texas House gave initial approval to a bill that would decriminalize fentanyl test strips, which warn people if a drug they are about to take contains traces of the deadly synthetic opioid.
, R-Cypress. The legislation still needs final approval from the chamber, which it is expected to get on Tuesday, before it heads to the Senate.
from drug overdoses in 2021. Synthetic opioids were responsible for 71,000 of those deaths, and they were largely caused by fentanyl. But unlike medically prescribed fentanyl, the cartels’ illegally produced drug has no oversight and often contains lethal doses. As little as 2 milligrams, about the size of five grains of salt, can be deadly depending on a person’s body size and tolerance.
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