The Alarming Rise of Fentanyl Overdose Deaths in the US.

Some state lawmakers in the US are pushing back against harm reduction strategies designed to help people survive opioid addiction, including supervised drug injection sites and distribution of overdose reversal drug Narcan. Critics say this threatens efforts by the Biden administration to shift the nation's response toward a public health model. Fentanyl overdoses have emerged as the leading cause of death for young Americans ages 18 to 45, with drug deaths nationwide regularly topping 100,000 fatalities per year. However, not all state legislatures are pivoting against harm reduction measures, with Kansas recently approving a bill legalizing possession of test strips that help people determine whether their street drugs contain fentanyl.