US Representative Brittany Pettersen introduced the Hospitals As Naloxone Distribution Sites (HANDS) Act to avoid overdose deaths and help limit the financial burden for patients.
DENVER — Advocates across the country are hoping for change when it comes to preventing overdose deaths.
According to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, nearly 1,800 Coloradans have died of a drug overdose since 2022.Narcan maker aims for over-the-counter price under $50 Scripps News Staff 2:22 PM, Apr 25, 2023 Standing outside of Swedish Medical Center, the same hospital that saved her mom's life, US Representative Brittany Pettersen shared her story.
"When you're cut off access to your prescription and you're addicted, and you don't have access to treatment, you will do anything to avoid withdrawal," explained Pettersen."My mom said that she feared withdrawal more than she feared death. That is a common theme for people who have a substance use disorder, which is a brain disease."
Rules at the state level have been loosened, but the HANDS Act aims to take that concept to the national level.
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