Narcan — the opioid overdose medication — will finally be available over the counter
Narcan — the opioid overdose medication — will finally be available over the counter
In just a few days, drugstores like Walgreens will have it in stock, for everyone. Here’s how to use it, and who it will help.
In just a few days, drugstores like Walgreens will have it in stock, for everyone. Here’s how to use it, and who it will help.
This is a good step forward for accessibility, but unfortunately, the $50 price tag will still put it out of the hands of many who need it. It should be handed out, for free, to anybody who wants it. There's zero downsides. It cannot be misused, diverted, or abused. It has no other uses. It has no effect on someone not ODing. It cannot benefit anyone in any possible way... unless they are actually dying right now. If we were serious about saving lives, we would be gladly giving it out. Hell, put it in free vending machines on the street. It would be the ultimate pro-life move. But, of course, in a capitalist hellscape, profit motive is of utmost importance. How about drug cos. making billions off opiods foot the bill? Thankfully, there are many great harm reduction organizations that do hand it out free, but the easier to get, the less people die. I recommend anyone pick up some, if you can find it for free, even if you don't think you'd need it. Home/work/car, you never know what might happen in your vicinity. It's like the modern Heimlich Maneuver. Ok... that's my PSA for the day.
Wow, I didn't know it wasn't. That is crazy!
It was previously available behind the counter but a prescription was not needed .
To be clear, a prescription is still technically needed, but most states have laws in place that allows the pharmacist to write that prescription. Vaccines are done similarly.
Now it's time for conservatives to crow about how this is a bad thing and not have a good reason why.
And betray their pro-life stance, once again. As George Carlin said:
"They're all in favor of the unborn. They will do anything for the unborn. But once you're born, you're on your own. Pro-life conservatives are obsessed with the fetus from conception to nine months. After that, they don't want to know about you. They don't want to hear from you. No nothing. No neonatal care, no day care, no head start, no school lunch, no food stamps, no welfare, no nothing. If you're preborn, you're fine; if you're preschool, you're fucked."
Except even that isn't true. Do you see them pushing for free pre-natal care? If there's something wrong with your fetus that can be fixed through medical care and you can't afford it, fuck you and your baby, lady.
Itll stop drug users from killing themselves thats a good reason not too allow this
You're a real humanitarian.
For my Aussie friends - there is a free Take Home Nalaxone program, you can go to a huge list of chemists and get it for free, no prescriptions, no intrusive questions, super easily.
I got mine a couple of weeks ago 😄
https://www.health.gov.au/our-work/take-home-naloxone-program/where-to-access-naloxone
Awesome! Great info. I never doubted you guys would have a better program then we do in the states. Cheers.
Same here, at least on the west coast of Canada. Free, take one or two and go save some lives!
The fact this exists proves we lost the “war on drugs”
It depends on if making less drug users die counts as a win for us or the drugs. I count it as a win for us.