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U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams has urged more Americans to carry the opioid overdose reversal treatment naloxone, known under brand names such as Narcan and Evzio. However, the drug and its delivery systems have become more expensive in recent years:
As opioid-related deaths have continued to climb, naloxone, a drug that can reverse overdoses, has become an important part of the public health response. When people overdosing struggle to breathe, naloxone can restore normal breathing and save their lives. But the drug has to be given quickly.
On Thursday, U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams issued an advisory that encouraged more people to routinely carry naloxone. "The call to action is to recognize if you're at risk," he tells Morning Edition's Rachel Martin. "And if you or a loved one are at risk, keep within reach, know how to use naloxone."
[...] The medicine is now available at retail pharmacies in most states without a prescription. Between 2013 and 2015, researchers found a tenfold increase in naloxone sold by retail pharmacies in the U.S. But prices have increased along with demand. Naloxone-filled syringes that used to cost $6 apiece now cost $30 and up. A two-pack of naloxone nasal spray can cost $135 or more. And a two-pack of automatic naloxone injectors runs more than $3,700. And while it's true that naloxone can prevent many opioid-related deaths, it doesn't solve the root cause of the problem.
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(Score: 5, Funny) by aristarchus on Saturday April 07 2018, @07:15AM (2 children)
White! Horse! Smack. Junk. Ferry Dust. Does everyone not understand that this is not the poison in question? Not all opiods are heroin, and heroines are certainly not heroin, but morphine comes close, as does Oxycontin, and some others. Heros, on the other hand, are dudes with testosterone issues, and 'roid rage, and I am not referring to "hemorrhoid rage", which is an entirely different condition.
(Score: 3, Touché) by frojack on Saturday April 07 2018, @08:24AM (1 child)
Way to turn a simple spelling error into a cause. Have you designed your flag and coat of arms yet?
No, you are mistaken. I've always had this sig.
(Score: 2) by aristarchus on Saturday April 07 2018, @10:38AM
Already been done, my frothy frojack!
Ouch.