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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Wed May 7, 2014, 02:40 PM May 2014

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Heroin Antidote Bill Passes NY Legislature

ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) — New York lawmakers have passed a bill to boost the availability of a drug that reverses heroin overdoses.

The bipartisan measure would allow health care professionals to provide orders for naloxone to certified training programs and pharmacies.

Pharmacists would then be able to issue naloxone kits to anyone at risk of an overdose or their caretaker and instruct them on how to administer the drug. Naloxone is marketed under the name Narcan.

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/05/07/heroin-antidote-bill-passes-ny-legislature/

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Dozens testify on heroin 'epidemic' plaguing Cayuga County, region during state hearing hrmjustin May 2014 #1

hrmjustin

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1. Dozens testify on heroin 'epidemic' plaguing Cayuga County, region during state hearing

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Sat May 10, 2014, 01:39 PM

May 2014

http://auburnpub.com/news/local/dozens-testify-on-heroin-epidemic-plaguing-cayuga-county-region-during/article_a81d3ae5-ac4b-51e0-8dc8-f13c8a80ecf1.html

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