After the FDA approved naloxone for over-the-counter use, parents who lost their children to fentanyl are talking about what this move will mean going forward.
The approval means the rescue drug could be sold in places such as convenience stores, grocery stores, and vending machines, in addition to drugstores.
It is expected to come in a larger box with images and detailed instructions to help people administer the drug more easily.over 150 people die every day from overdoses related to synthetic opioids like fentanyl in the United States. reveal fentanyl deaths in the state from 2017 through 2021 increased by 446%.Margaret Fullam and Lisa Jarvis each lost their children to fentanyl overdoses. They were each mother's only child.
Lisa Jarvis lost her son Logan who struggled with severe depression and sought out drugs to comfort himself.We didn't have Narcan or Naloxone or anything in our house and Logan passed away at our house," says Lisa. "You never know who you're going to come in contact with."I wish more people would keep it on hand. Especially if they know they're going to be experimenting with things," says Fullam.
He had just turned 26 years old. Cash says she's seen the benefit of having Narcan readily available."If you'd asked me that a year ago, I might have said, Oh, I don't know about that. Does that encourage? I used to have a little bit different opinion about that. I think it's fantastic," says Cash.
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