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Can Over-the-Counter Narcan Put an End to Opioid Deaths?

SAVING GRACE

The FDA is about to make a big decision that could unleash easy access to a life-saving drug. It may finally turn the tides in the fight against the opioid crisis.

Roni Jacobson

Published Mar. 28 2023 8:02PM EDT

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This post has been updated with details about the FDA’s decision to approve over-the-counter Narcan.

In the past 13 months Antonio Sanchez has watched three of his friends overdose from opioids.

Roni Jacobson

Roni Jacobson

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