Fentanyl test strips are used to test drugs for the presence of fentanyl. Because fentanyl may not be evenly distributed throughout a product (known as the chocolate chip cookie effect), test strips may not always be able to accurately detect the presence of fentanyl. For this reason and because of some other limitations (see instructions or video below), they should be used as one of many tools and always paired with naloxone (Narcan).
DanceSafe Fentanyl Test Strip Instructions
Naloxone and fentanyl test strips are available for free at a number of locations across Nevada County and some resources provide mobile distribution.
Western Nevada County
- Nevada County Public Health
Free Narcan and fentanyl test strips
Free Narcan training
Call or text 530-388-6264 - Yuba Harm Reduction Collective
Free Narcan and fentanyl test strips
Call or text 530-362-8163 - Healthy Supply Vending Machines
Free naloxone and fentanyl test strips
and other health supplies
5 locations across Nevada County - Nevada County Behavioral Health
Free Narcan and fentanyl test strips
Call: 530-265-1437 or in-person at
500 Crown Point Circle. Suite 120
Grass Valley, CA 95945 - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
Free Narcan available at Emergency Department
155 Glasson Way, Grass Valley, CA 95945 - BriarPatch Food Co-op
Free Narcan available at customer service desk
290 Sierra College Dr, Grass Valley, CA 95945
Eastern Nevada County
- The Speedy Foundation
Free Narcan and fentanyl test strips
Free Narcan training
Call or text 208-471-8904 - Tahoe Forest Hospital
Free Narcan and fentanyl test strips
Call or text 530-606-0914 - Healthy Supply Vending Machine
Free naloxone and fentanyl test strips
and other health supplies
10075 Levon Avenue
Truckee, CA 96161
Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm
Nevada County has other naloxone distributors throughout the community. Each distributor has their own guidelines for how to get naloxone and may or may not carry fentanyl test strips. Some only distribute to clients or customers while others make it available to the public.
You can find a list of some distributors here. For information about how your organization, business or agency can become a distributor, visit our Become a Narcan Distributor page.