#HarmReduction

(Extremely Good News. Get and carry this.)

FDA approval of over-the-counter Narcan is an important step in the effort to combat the US opioid crisis

Federal and state governments could lessen these potential barriers by subsidizing the cost of over-the-counter naloxone and working with drug manufacturers to provide production incentives to meet public demand.

Lucas Berenbrok, Janice L. Pringle, Joni Carroll

https://theconversation.com/fda-approval-of-over-the-counter-narcan-is-an-important-step-in-the-effort-to-combat-the-us-opioid-crisis-198497

@ecksmc

I carry Narcan, at all times. Both in my truck and in my bag.
In my life I have used it twice.
While doing semi-illegal, needle exchange. With a Harm Reduction Group.
This is fairly cheap, easy to learn how to use.
And definitely saves lives.

https://www.health.ny.gov/publications/0161.pdf

And

https://www.narcannasalspray.ca/pdf/en/instructions_for_use.pdf

@corlin yeah the spray is a good one I have heard

FTR it wasn't always like this

only in past 3+yrs the laws changed around carrying and using Naloxone

before it was an offence to have it and use it unless you were a medical expert/staff

even though I could get it from addiction orgs if I used it I could have been charged they warned everyone about that when they gave them out to people(they did do short training before on specific nights obvs)