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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Geoff Mulvihill and Sharon Johnson

Experts urge better opioid rescue drug access to save lives

Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Jessie Blanchard started small nearly five years ago, just trying to get enough of the rescue drug naloxone that reverses opioid overdoses to keep her daughter from dying from an overdose.

She pleaded with colleagues at the college where she’s an adjunct teacher in Albany, Georgia, to use their prescription benefits to get two doses every six months.

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