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The US has made a medication that rapidly reverses opioid overdoses available without prescription – it will no doubt prevent some deaths, but it’s not enough to tackle the opioid epidemic
By Grace Wade
A two-pack of Narcan nasal spray, which is used to reverse opioid overdoses Shutterstock/Bob LoCicero
For the first time, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a naloxone treatment – a drug called Narcan that rapidly reverses opioid overdoses – for use without a prescription. The decision is welcome news for a country in the midst of an ever-worsening opioid crisis. It will no doubt save lives, but it won’t turn the tide so long as treatment for opioid use disorder remains inaccessible.
For the past decade, the US has witnessed a …
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