ABC News (3/13, Gomez ) reports, “The White House has launched a nationwide call-to-action to save lives from opioid overdoses – an election year effort to tackle the opioid crisis.” On Wednesday, the Biden Administration “said it hopes the new effort will help get Naloxone, a drug meant to reverse opioid overdose, into as many communities as possible, increase training and broaden access to the drug.” The FDA “approved two Naloxone nasal sprays for over-the-counteruse” last year. With HHS funding, the White House “has delivered free life saving medications across the country preventing more than 600,000 overdose deaths and delivered nearly 10 million Naloxone kits, [White House Domestic Policy Advisor Neera] Tanden said.”
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— “White House launches new effort to prevent opioid overdoses,”Justin Gomez, ABC News, March 13, 2024