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Cassandra Morgan

Opioid users to get greater access to overdose drug

The anti-overdose drug naloxone would be made available at the North Richmond safe injecting room. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

Victorians grappling with opioid addiction will have greater access to a life-saving overdose reversal drug after the state government decided to take further advantage of a federal scheme.

The Take Home Naloxone program was introduced by the federal government in July 2022, giving opioid users and their loved ones free access to the drug from pharmacies and other authorised suppliers.

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