Coming to a Store Near You: Narcan

Your upcoming trip to the pharmacy could include vitamins, shampoo and a dose or two of Narcan to have on hand just in case.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is leaning toward making the anti-overdose medication, also called naloxone, available over the counter, a move that addiction experts say will help address the soaring rates of deaths from opioid overdose.

“Deceasing access barriers for a lifesaving medication is important and can save lives. Making naloxone available over the counter acknowledges the safety of this medication, slicing through some of the stigma and discrimination associated with substance use disorders,” says J. Craig Allen, medical director of Rushford, part of the Hartford HealthCare Behavioral Health Network.

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