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SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Spike in Opioid Overdose Deaths Prompts Naloxone Without a Prescription in Central New York

Originally published by our sister publication Pain Medicine News.

Central New York healthcare providers and members of the public hit hard by a quick surge of opioid overdose deaths in the area are encouraged to take advantage of  a new standing order by the New York State Department of Health, allowing residents to obtain the opioid overdose drug naloxone without a prescription.

The rapid jump in opioid-related overdose deaths in the region is most likely attributed to an increase in the