April Babcock is a grieving mother on a mission—to save others from the pain she experienced on Jan. 26, 2019, when her son, Austen, took what he believed was cocaine. Unbeknownst to him, it was laced with a lethal dose of illicit fentanyl. He died shortly after. To raise awareness, Babcock started The Lost Voices…
Cost of Over-the-Counter Narcan Could Be Barrier to Use
The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) decision to give an opioid overdose antidote over-the-counter status could help as illicit fentanyl floods of the nation’s illegal drug market, but how helpful it will be could depend on how much it will cost. The FDA’s decision means sales of Narcan nasal spray would soon be allowed at…
FDA Approves Over-the-Counter Narcan—Here’s What It Means
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved selling naloxone without a prescription, setting the overdose-reversing drug on course to become the first opioid treatment drug to be sold over the counter. It’s a move that some advocates have long sought as a way to improve access to a life-saving drug, though the exact…
FDA Advisors Recommend Opioid Treatment Narcan for Over-the-Counter Use
An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommended that the opioid reversal nasal spray Narcan should become an over-the-counter drug. Narcan, or naxolone, is the most commonly sold medication to deal with opioid overdoses. Emergent BioSolutions Inc. submitted an application to the FDA late last year to allow it to sell generic…
Los Angeles County Requires Narcan at Juvenile Rehabilitation Facilities
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a motion Jan. 10 to make Naxalone readily available at juvenile rehabilitation hall centers. Naxalone, sold under the brand name Narcan, is administered as a nasal spray or injection to reverse an opioid drug, like fentanyl, overdose. The supervisors’ action is part of a larger effort…
A Day in the Life: Southern California’s Fentanyl Crisis
January 9, 2023
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“I don’t even know if I will be alive tomorrow. I might OD tonight,” Pete—a pseudonym—told The Epoch Times. “You are talking to a drug user right now and that’s the name of the game.” The 34-year-old comedian has been using the opiate fentanyl since the emergence of the coronavirus pandemic and commonly checks in…
Fentanyl Overdose Antidote Required at California Colleges Under New Law
January 9, 2023
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A new law went into effect in California Jan. 1, requiring public universities to provide opioid reversal medication instruction and education during campus orientation. The new rules come after Sentate Bill (SB) 367 was introduced last year by California State Sen. Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield). The bill was signed into law in August. Public universities are…
VIDEO: Bodycam Shows Officer Overdosing After Fentanyl Exposure, Fellow Officers Saving Her Life With NARCAN
A Tavares, Florida police officer has her coworkers to thank for taking decisive, lifesaving action when she overdosed just days before Christmas. The officer was exposed to a “potent narcotic” and exhibited signs of an overdose, Tavares Police Department stated in a press release. Visceral body camera footage that is hard to watch shows the…
Orange County Funds Opioid Blockers for School Districts
December 21, 2022
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The Orange County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Dec. 20 to authorize funds for opioid blockers, such as Narcan, for Orange County school districts. Supervisor Don Wagner initiated the plan with an allocation of $120,000. Of the lump sum, $20,000 will go to each school district within his supervisorial 3rd district—encompassing Orange, Tustin, Villa Park,…
LA County to Supply Libraries With Narcan to Prevent Overdose
October 18, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a proposal Oct. 18 to place the overdose-reversal drug naloxone, or Narcan, at county libraries and train librarians on how to administer it. “Narcan is easy to use, anyone can carry it, and it saves lives,” Supervisor Janice Hahn, who introduced the motion, said in…
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