ARKANSAS COUNTY – AR: Arkansas ‘NaloxHome’ Program Aims to Reduce Opioid Overdoses

ARKANSAS COUNTY – AR: Arkansas ‘NaloxHome’ Program Aims to Reduce Opioid Overdoses
Direct Relief has already delivered 45,000 doses of life-saving Naloxone to communities hit hardest by the opiod epidemic. The medicine was donated by Pfizer, the manufacturer. — Photo courtesy Direct Relief
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Arkansas County – AR issued the following announcement on June 2.

In an effort to reduce opioid overdose in Arkansas, Unity Health in Searcy is the first hospital in the state to launch NaloxHome, a new program that will provide at-risk overdose patients with at-home Naloxone. Funding for the program is provided by the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration through Arkansas DHS. #ARcounties

Original source can be found here.

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Source: Arkansas County – AR



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