Posted on 11/18/2015 3:59:49 PM PST by Olog-hai
The Food and Drug Administration has approved an easy-to-use version of the life-saving drug that reverses heroin and prescription painkiller overdoses, as communities across the country grapple with a wave of drug abuse.
The reformulated drug, sold as Narcan, comes as a nasal spray and should help first responders, police and others deliver the antidote in emergency situations. Known generically as naloxone, the drug reverses the effects of opioids, drugs that include legal painkillers such as oxycodone and illegal narcotics such as heroin. ...
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So we need more troops in Ag, because opioid use is bound to increase.
I’m sure the manufacturer will jack up the price about 10,000%.
Narcan has been very effective here in the Twin Cities.
My daughter is a paramedic. They use Narcan a couple of times a week on calls. She says it saves lives, but pisses off junkies because it is immediate.
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