For the first time ever, you can buy the Narcan nasal spray over-the-counter at major grocery stores and pharmacies across the country.
The nation’s top health and drug control officials are calling community members to carry Narcan no matter where they live or work. They believe everyone can help save a life.
They’re working with community activists like Rosalind Pichardo, who is the founder of Operation Save Our City. She said she has reversed nearly 2,100 overdoses over the last few years by using Narcan. She remembers those lives in a small black book.On Friday, she showed top health officials and federal workers how to do the same during a demonstration at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services headquarters.
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