Narcan

Exclusive | Narcan and condoms and Plan B, oh my! Parents pack survival kits for their college-bound kids — here’s how they’re preparing for the worst

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Exclusive | Narcan and condoms and Plan B, oh my! Parents pack survival kits for their college-bound kids — here’s how they’re preparing for the worst

Pencils, notebooks — and Narcan? Concerned parents of incoming college freshmen are adding the life-saving nasal spray to back-to-school lists this year — along with condoms, Plan B and more modern must-haves that might have been unthinkable a generation ago. And that’s just fine with students like Summer, 20, who said they prefer a matter-of-fact approach … Read more

Trump Budget Draft Ends Narcan Program and Other Addiction Measures

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Trump Budget Draft Ends Narcan Program and Other Addiction Measures

On March 11, about 50 judges gathered in Washington for the biannual meeting of the Judicial Conference, which oversees the administration of the federal courts. It was the first time the conference met since President Trump retook the White House. In the midst of discussions of staffing levels and long-range planning, the judges’ conversations were … Read more

Narcan overdose antidote close to being sold over the counter: FDA meeting

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Narcan overdose antidote close to being sold over the counter: FDA meeting

Overdose antidote Narcan is moving one step closer to being available to the general public — without a prescription. US Food and Drug Administration reps are meeting with advisers Wednesday to discuss a proposal to sell an over-the-counter version of the lifesaving drug. Naloxone spray — often used to reverse the effects of fentanyl overdose — … Read more