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over-the-counter Narcan may be too expensive for some people, advocates fear
The opioid overdose reversal drug Narcan will soon be available over-the-counter at a cost of about $44. Advocates welcome the expanded availability but say the price will be too high for some.
Prison For Forced Addiction Treatment? A Parent’s ‘Last Resort’ Has Consequences
Thousands of Massachusetts residents have been committed to treatment for addiction against their will. Some families say locking up addicts in prison isn’t treatment. Others say it saves lives.
‘Church Of Safe Injection’ Offers Needles, Naloxone To Prevent Opioid Overdoses
The group says it has 18 chapters in eight states, all of them funded by private, anonymous donations. Members distribute free and clean drug-use supplies even at the risk of being arrested.
