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Portland-Area Counties To Distribute 20,000 Naloxone Doses To Stem Opioid Deaths

CareOregon plans to distribute 20,000 doses of a life-saving anti-overdose medication in the Portland area.

Sep 6, 2022

THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY IS SENDING OPIOID OVERDOSE REVERSAL KITS TO 8,000 BUSINESS ACROSS THE STATE./KRISTEN FODEN-VENCIL/OPB

Oregon Health Authority Sends 8,000 Businesses Kit To Prevent Opioid Overdose Deaths

Nov 20, 2019

Sheriff Mike Reese, right, and Corrections Health Director Dr. Michael Seale. | MULTNOMAH COUNTY

Press Release: Overdose Reversal Drug To Be Offered Upon Jail Release

May 30, 2019

Nation’s Top Doc Wants The Overdose Antidote Widely On Hand. Is That Feasible?

Naloxone, which is a drug that can keep drug users alive by reversing opioid overdoses, is viewed by many as the cornerstone of the harm-reduction.

Apr 18, 2018

Buehler Wants to Let Pharmacists Directly Prescribe Anti-Overdose Drug

Building on a bill from 2015 that gives pharmacists the ability to dispense birth control without a doctor’s prescription, HB 4124 allows them to bypass physicians when selling Naloxone, which is used to reverse the effects of an opiate or narcotic overdose, including from heroin and prescription drugs like Vicodin and Oxycontin.

Feb 4, 2016

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