naloxone

In 2021, New Jersey enacted a law that created a standing prescription for Naloxone. Anyone in New Jersey is permitted to distribute the drug.

After a spike that began last November and continued through the spring peak of the pandemic, opioid-related deaths declined in the June to August period.

A study of opioid use from 1999 to 2018 showed that exposure had the potential to cause partial or full hearing loss, sometimes permanently.

Three-quarters of those who were administered Narcan responded to the antidote within five minutes.

The CDC on Tuesday underscored the importance of naloxone, better known as Narcan, in the nation's fight against the severe heroin and opioid usage problem.

Narcan saves lives, yes, but it does nothing to turn lives around.

It's a truth addicts and health providers know well: Naloxone can reverse heroin overdoses, but it can't cure the addictions that cause them.

Earlier this year, as New Jersey's heroin epidemic continued to get worse, police departments and EMS crews began carrying and administering the opiate antidote naloxone to overdose victims. However, an increase in cost for the drug may mean prevent some providers from having adequate supplies on hand.