The Chicago Department of Public Health has been distributing fentanyl test strips used to detect the substance in other drugs.
CDPH Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady addressed the issue at a news conference on Wednesday.
"We regularly see, and have for years, young people who attend festivals often are feeling very free and often experiment, in some cases, with illicit substances," Arwady said."The problem is that so many of those illicit substances now are laced with fentanyl."Arwady added that CDPH has already distributed hundreds of thousands of fentanyl test strips which can detect fentanyl in another substance.
She said every year during the Lollapalooza festival, the city sees a"surge" of people, especially young people, coming into emergency departments because of overdoses. "Every year we see young people end up admitted to the hospital because they experimented at a time when we really just want people to have fun, but have fun safely," she said.
The department said test strips for fentanyl and Narcan, a medication used to reverse opioid overdoses, are available by emailingIf you or a loved one is struggling with a substance use disorder and would like help, call the Illinois Helpline at 833-234-6343 or visit
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