The state health commissioner, Dr. Marissa Levine, announced Monday that she has issued a standing order for naloxone, a drug that counteracts the effects of an opioid overdose. Now, any Virginian can walk into a pharmacy and ask for naloxone without a prescription.
Advocates applaud the state’s decision, but some say it needs to take additional steps to curb this crisis, which is expected to take the lives of more than 1,000 Virginians this year alone.
Naloxone, which has the brand name of Narcan, can reverse an opioid overdose, and it has been used to save countless lives. Now that the drug is available without a prescription, officials hope more people will purchase the drug for themselves or loved ones who have substance dependency.
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And once again the working class has to pay for the useless pieces of crap in this country!
Actually, 11:04, they have to BUY the narcan. It isn't free.
There are some relatively inexpensive treatment options that involve nutritional supplements, and they are very effective. But unfortunately, nobody is willing to take them seriously and use them.
Most addictions revolve around deficiencies in some of the B vitamins. It takes mega-doses to correct the problems, but it does work.
How about stopping the CIA and Military from running the drugs into our Country?
How about that?
Stop "guarding the poppy fields" in Afghanistan, and burn the crop - like the Taliban government did.
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