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