Narcan™ (brand name) or naloxone (name of medication) is a drug used to reverse an opioid overdose, including overdoses due to fentanyl. It is available without a prescription and is legal to carry. We encourage everyone to have naloxone as a tool in their first aid kit – carrying naloxone and knowing how to use it can save a life!
Jump to Fentanyl Test Strip Information
Free Narcan™ Resources in Nevada County (PNG) (PDF)
Opioid Safety and How to Use Narcan™/Naloxone Brochure (En Español)
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 Narcan™.
DanceSafe Fentanyl Test Strip Instructions
Narcan™ 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
https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/2861/Naloxone
Yuba Harm Reduction Collective
Free Narcan and fentanyl test strips
Call or text 530-362-8163
https://yubaharmreduction.com/
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
https://www.thespeedyfoundation.org/truckee
Tahoe Forest Hospital
Free Narcan and fentanyl test strips
Call or text 530-606-0914
https://www.tfhd.com/
Gateway Mountain Center
Free Narcan and fentanyl test strips
Call 530-426-2110
https://www.sierraexperience.org/
Nevada County has other Narcan distributors throughout the community. Each distributor has their own guidelines for how to get Narcan 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.