DOH issues emergency regulations on expanding use of Narcan to prevent opioid overdose deaths

摘要

PROVIDENCE – Director of Health, MICHAEL FINE, MD , has issued emergency regulations aimed at pre- venting opioid overdose deaths by expanding access to the overdose antidote, naloxone (also known as Narcan), and establishing procedures for its admin- istration to a person experiencing an overdose. Rhode Island is in the midst of a severe drug over- dose crisis, as evidenced by the 55 opioid-related deaths HEALTH has investigated since the begin- ning of the year. In addition to drug-abuse preven- tion and treatment strategies, getting Narcan into the hands of more people has become an immediate priority in the fight to save lives.