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What is your supposition here? That addicts are keeping narcan around just in case? That good friends of addicts are standing by with the spray in case it is ne
by SV_BubbleTime 10mo ago
What is your supposition here? That addicts are keeping narcan around just in case? That good friends of addicts are standing by with the spray in case it is needed? That your local opium den had staff with it on hand?
Narcan should be available, but short of a few users that know they need to keep it around, I don’t buy that making it available has meant a significant change in total outcomes because of timely deployment.
- swamp_donkey 10mo agoFirst responders would carry narcan or equivalent. I am sure it is readily available in areas where people are dying daily from overdoses.
- SV_BubbleTime 10mo agoWhy would OTC even remotely apply to first responders? I’m an EMT-B. I’ve had narcan in my personal kits for years.
- squigz 10mo agoSome of those ... absolutely, yes? You might have got some at a rehab centre, or someone might live with a non-addict friend or partner. Community outreach workers (in cities that have embraced this stuff) might carry some around to administer. I would be surprised if widespread availability to Narcan didn't decrease ODs.
- cindyllm 10mo ago[dead]
- fc417fc802 10mo agoYes to all of the above. I knew of addicts who managed to get their hands on it many years ago when it required a prescription. Most weren't that resourceful though.
- patmorgan23 10mo agoSee as you can buy narcan out of a vending machine now, yes it's wider distribution probably has a downward effect on opioid deaths.