{"id":189,"date":"2020-12-10T13:27:46","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T18:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/?page_id=189"},"modified":"2026-04-01T12:30:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T16:30:56","slug":"opioids","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/community-health-programs-resources\/opioids\/","title":{"rendered":"Harm Reduction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"#Naloxone\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Naloxone<\/span><\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">|\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"#Fentanyl\">Fentanyl Test Strips<\/a> <span style=\"color: #333333;\">|<\/span> <a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"#Benzo\">Benzodiazepine Test Strips<\/a> <span style=\"color: #333333;\">|<\/span> <a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"#Xyla\">Xylazine Test Strips<\/a><span style=\"color: #333333;\"> | <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"#Med\">Medication Disposal Bags<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #333333;\">|<\/span> <a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"#Med Disp\">Medication Drop Off Disposal<\/a> <span style=\"color: #333333;\">|<\/span> <a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"#Opioid\">Opioid Data &amp; Resources<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/196\/2024\/07\/IMG_2641-scaled.jpg\" width=\"187\" height=\"250\" alt=\"Naloxone nasal spray\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><b><a id=\"Naloxone\"><\/a>Naloxone Nasal Spray and REVIVE! Trainings<\/b><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>What<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\" data-contrast=\"none\">Free REVIVE! trainings and dispensing of Naloxone nasal spray used to treat suspected opioid overdoses. Can also be found under the brand name <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.narcan.com\/\">Narcan<\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<b>For whom<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Community members interested in carrying Naloxone.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">People in high-risk categories (people who use drugs (PWUD), friends, family, and caregivers of PWUD, and\/or people who work with or frequently serve PWUD)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<b>When and Where<\/b><\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><b>Charlottesville City\/Albemarle County:<\/b>\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>When<\/b>:\u00a03rd Monday of the month from 3:00 to 4:00 PM<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Where<\/b>: Charlottesville\/Albemarle Health Department Door #1 (1138 Rose Hill Dr., Charlottesville, VA)<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/196\/CAHD-Naloxone-RR-Training-Flyer-EN-508c-1.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Charlottesville\/Albemarle Flyer in English<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/196\/CAHD-Naloxone-RR-Training-Flyer-ES-508c-1.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">Charlottesville\/Albemarle Flyer in Spanish<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><b>Fluvanna County:<\/b>\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>When<\/b>: 4th Wednesday of the month from 1:00 to 3:00 PM<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Where<\/b>: Fluvanna County Health Department (132 Main St., Palmyra, VA)<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/196\/FCHD-Naloxone-RR-Training-Flyer-EN-508c.pdf\">Fluvanna Flyer in English<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">|<\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/196\/FCHD-Naloxone-RR-Training-Flyer-ES-508c.pdf\">Fluvanna Flyer in Spanish<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><b>Greene County:<\/b>\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>When<\/b>: 2nd\u00a0Tuesday of the month from 3:00 to 4:00 PM<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Where<\/b>: Greene County Health Department (50\u00a0Stanard\u00a0St.,\u00a0Stanardsville, VA)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/196\/GCHD-Naloxone-RR-Training-Flyers-EN-508c.pdf\">Greene Flyer in English<\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> |<\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/196\/GCHD-Naloxone-RR-Training-Flyers-ES-508c.pdf\">Greene Flyer in Spanish<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><b>Louisa County:<\/b>\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>When<\/b>: 3rd\u00a0Wednesday of the month from 3:00 to 4:00 PM<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Where<\/b>: Louisa County Health Department (101 Woolfolk Ave. Suite 202, Louisa, VA)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/196\/LCHD-Naloxone-RR-Training-Flyers-EN-508c.pdf\">Louisa Flyer in English<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">|<\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/196\/LCHD-Naloxone-RR-Training-Flyers-ES-508c.pdf\">Louisa Flyer in Spanish<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><b>Nelson County:<\/b><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>When<\/b>: 3rd Wednesday of the month from 1:00 to 3:00 PM<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Where<\/b>: Nelson County Health Department (1653 Thomas Nelson Hwy., Arrington, VA)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/196\/NCHD-Naloxone-RR-Training-Flyers-EN-508c.pdf\">Nelson Flyer in English<\/a><\/span> | <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/196\/NCHD-Naloxone-RR-Training-Flyers-ES-508c.pdf\">Nelson Flyer in Spanish<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><\/b><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Fees<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"8\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Free\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<b>Call<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\" data-contrast=\"none\">The R.A.I.S.E. Team at 434-459-3088<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<b>Request a training<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul data-editing-info=\"{&quot;applyListStyleFromLevel&quot;:true}\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Interested in receiving a REVIVE! training on how to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose emergency using Naloxone?\u00a0Fill out our<\/span>\u00a0<a id=\"LPlnk670436\" title=\"https:\/\/redcap.vdh.virginia.gov\/redcap\/surveys\/?s=3P4MDY9KYFTR84K8\" href=\"https:\/\/redcap.vdh.virginia.gov\/redcap\/surveys\/?s=3P4MDY9KYFTR84K8\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">Naloxone Training Request Form<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">. Trainings can be scheduled for individuals and groups.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><a id=\"Fentanyl\"><\/a>Fentanyl Test Strips\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<b>What<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"10\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fentanyl is a synthetic (man-made) opioid.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"10\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/strategicstrike.blob.core.windows.net\/lochness-products\/resources\/FYL-18S7-100,%20FYL-18S7-10%20Instructions%20(EN)-Product%20Insert-14.pdf\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\">Fentanyl test strips<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> are test strips used to identify the presences of Fentanyl and 10 known analogues in unregulated drugs. Several of the known analogues include carfentanil, P-Fluoral Fentanyl, valeryl fentanyl, 3-Methyl Fentanyl, Sufentanil, butyryl fentanyl, and acetyl fentanyl, among others. These test strips can be used to test injectable drugs, powders, and pills.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<b>For whom<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"10\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fentanyl test strips are for anyone using unregulated drugs that need to determine if Fentanyl is present. The test strips can also be obtained by family members or friends of someone using unregulated drugs.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<b>Where<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"10\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Any Blue Ridge Health District <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/health-department-locations-schedules\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">department locations<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<b>Fees<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"10\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Free\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<b>Call<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The R.A.I.S.E. Team at 434-459-3088<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/196\/2024\/06\/Benz.png\" alt=\"Benzodiazepine Test Strips\" \/><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><a id=\"Benzo\"><\/a>Benzodiazepine Test Strips<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>What<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Benzodiazepines (also known as Benzos) are depressant drugs. They act as a sedative or minor tranquillizer and slow down activity in the brain and nervous system.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/strategicstrike.blob.core.windows.net\/lochness-products\/resources\/BZO-18S3-100%20Trilingual%20Instructions-Product%20Insert-191.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">Benzodiazepine test strips<\/span><\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">are test strips used to identify the presence of Benzodiazepine 300 related compounds in unregulated drugs. Several of the known compounds include Bromazepam, Diazepam, and Estazolam, etc. These test strips can be used to test injectable drugs, powders, and pills.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>For whom<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Benzodiazepine test strips are for anyone using unregulated drugs that need to determine if benzodiazepine is present. The test strips can also be obtained by family members or friends of someone using unregulated drugs.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Where<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Any Blue Ridge Health District<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/health-department-locations-schedules\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">department locations<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Fees<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Free<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Call<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The R.A.I.S.E. Team at 434-459-3088<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/196\/2024\/06\/Xyl.png\" alt=\"Xylazine Test Strips\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong><a id=\"Xyla\"><\/a>Xylazine Test Strips<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>What<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Xylazine (also known as tranq) is a non-opioid tranquilizer.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.btnx.com\/files\/HarmReduction\/Instructions%20(EN)%20H10110397901-XYL-18S2-100%20&amp;%2010.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">Xylazine test strips<\/span><\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">are used to identify the presence of Xylazine 1000 related compounds in unregulated drugs. \u00a0The test strips can be used to test injectable drugs, powders, and pills.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>For whom<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Xylazine test strips are for anyone using unregulated drugs that need to determine if xylazine is present. They can also be obtained by family members or friends of someone using unregulated drugs.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Where<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Any Blue Ridge Health District<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/health-department-locations-schedules\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">department locations<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Fees<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Free<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Call<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The R.A.I.S.E. Team at 434-459-3088<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/196\/2024\/06\/bag.png\" alt=\"Medication Disposal Bags\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong><a id=\"Med\"><\/a>Medication Disposal Bags<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>What<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Free medication disposal kits. Each bag can deactivate and destroy up to 45 pills, 6 ounces of liquid, or 6 patches. Bags contain a pouch of activated charcoal. 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