I cannot stress this point strongly enough: We can no longer assume that there is any “safe” drug supply on the streets, social media, or the Internet (licensed online pharmacies and regulated dispensaries excepted).…
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Naloxone
Otsego and Chenango counties will participate in the 2023 “Appalachian Save a Life Day” free naloxone event on Thursday, September 14. Naloxone, often sold under the name brand Narcan, is a medication that can safely reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. The FDA approved it for over-the-counter use earlier this year, and many charities and community organizations distribute it for free.…
COLUMN Good Samaritan, There’s No Good Reason Not To Apply Naloxone By ALICE CEACAREANU • Hartwick College professor, Translational Biomedical Research Management Synthesized by the same chemist, Aspirin and heroin were destined to change the world: one for the better and one for the worst. Since 1897, they each keep counting human lives, one gives them back while the other takes them away. Heroin, an opioid, binds to the opioid receptors on the brain and remains in the body for…