The group distributed them — along with test strips that identify other harmful adulterants, such as fentanyl, xylazine, and medetomidine — at clinics and neighborhood events. A box with free drug test strips, used to detect fentanyl and other harmful adulterants, sits outside the Chesapeake Detention Facility in Baltimore. (Scott Maucione/WYPR)But a new federal policy could make it harder for organizations such as Kerr’s to give out the test strips, and they’re worried that overdoses could increase. Kerr said the best approach would be to continue to promote the use of test strips while also continuing to give out lifesaving medications like naloxone. (Scott Maucione/WYPR)Under the new policy, nonprofits will still be able to hand out test strips, but they will have to find other funding for that work, which Kerr finds worrisome.