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Federal funding ends for fentanyl test strips as Ohio public health agency supplies run low

Federal funding ends for fentanyl test strips in Ohio as public health grants run dry.
Columbus Public Health will not order new test strips under affected grants but will use existing stock.
Federal agencies say harm-reduction funds will shift away from test strips to other tools.
HHS says it will expand access to naloxone despite cutting funding for test strips.
Columbus noted more than 50,000 test strips were distributed in two years to reduce overdoses.
Officials warn that running out could reverse progress on overdose deaths in Columbus and beyond.
Public health leaders call fentanyl test strips a cost-effective way to prevent overdoses.
DeWine's office had not immediately commented on the funding change.
State leaders may seek alternative funding as federal policy narrows harm-reduction supports.
The federal government says funding will shift away from harm reduction to other goals.

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