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2. Buprenorphine/naloxone - Wikipedia

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   Buprenorphine/naloxone, sold under the brand name Suboxone among others, is a fixed-dose combination medication that includes buprenorphine and naloxone. [3] It is used to treat opioid use disorder, and reduces the mortality of opioid use disorder by 50% (by reducing the risk of overdose on full-agonist opioids such as heroin or fentanyl).

3. State government response to the opioid epidemic in the ...

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   In 2020, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal announced that, during the COVID-19 pandemic, all medical personnel were required to prescribe the opioid antagonist naloxone to individuals ingesting higher doses of opioids or those combining opioids with benzodiazepines, such as Xanax, an anti-anxiety medication. This regulation, already in ...

4. Naloxone - Wikipedia

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   Naloxone is an opioid antagonist: a medication used to reverse or reduce the effects of opioids. [13] For example, it is used to restore breathing after an opioid overdose. [13] Effects begin within two minutes when given intravenously, five minutes when injected into a muscle, [13] and ten minutes as a nasal spray. [14]

5. Naloxone helps prevent opioid deaths. Here's how to find and ...

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   The state and L.A. County have worked hard to make Naloxone more widely available. One of the hurdles, though, has been the price of the inhalable version, Narcan. Naloxone helps prevent opioid ...

6. Opioid overdose - Wikipedia

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   Individuals diagnosed with opioid dependence should be prescribed naloxone to prevent overdose and should be directed to one of treatment options available, such as needle exchange programs and treatment centers. [35] [36] A naloxone prescription is also recommended when risk factors for opioid overdose are present such as history of overdose ...

7. Where to get free Narcan, needles and other help for ... - AOL

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   Narcan is sold without a prescription at pharmacies, but a number of organizations provide free Narcan (generic: naloxone). Some organizations require those who want Narcan to go through a free ...