A bartender pours a cocktail at Loreto in Frogtown. A new state law will require bars to sell or offer free drug-testing kits to patrons. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times) California bars and ...

Ashley is your community reporter covering news and sports in northern San Luis Obispo County, including San Miguel, Paso Robles, Templeton, Atascadero and Santa Margarita. A new California law ...

New law takes effect July 1. About 2,400 bars and nightclubs will be required to provide tests to customers. Whether a strip, sticker or straw, devices should detect the presence of a controlled ...

A new law takes effect in California bars and nightclubs on Monday that requires these places to have drug-testing kits handy — and it's all part of an effort to crack down on drink-spiking. Local ...

Transparency is a new harm reduction organization, addressing drug safety with innovative, accessible testing kits. Founder, Adam Auctor shares insights on the organization's mission to expand harm ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Testing kits for xylazine, the animal tranquilizer "tranq" that's often laced with opioids, could soon be coming to Philadelphia. While the tests would help decipher if the drug ...

OCEANA COUNTY, Mich. (WOOD) — The founder of a group that offers drug test kits to users said he’s frustrated about how volunteers with his organization were treated at Electric Forest. Adam Auctor, ...

The U.S. overdose crisis has reached such depths that most states are taking extraordinary measures to save lives — even if that means helping people suffering from addiction to consume drugs more ...

The State Bureau of Investigation’s crime lab remains under fire after an independent audit questioned evidence analyzed by agents. Now, defense attorneys are going after evidence analysis linked to a ...

Drug and alcohol programs throughout the state can take the next steps in securing free drug testing kits for Pennsylvanians because of a new law. Gov. Tom Wolf recently signed Act 111 or the ...