'Stigma' leaves many reluctant to seek Narcan, say Connecticut health officials - Fox News

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'Stigma' leaves many reluctant to seek Narcan, say Connecticut health officials Fox News NEW HAVEN, Conn. – It's been 10 months since pharmacist Edmund Funaro Jr. completed a training program to be able to prescribe the opiate overdose reversal medication naloxone, and yet he has not written one prescription for the drug. “I haven't had ... State Health Commissioner's Order Aims To Increase Access To Lifesaving Overdose Reversal MedicationWBIW.com New anti-overdose drug delivery system will save lives, officials sayWCVB Boston Historic action may prevent deaths from opioid overdosesGreenville Daily Reflector Northern California News -Indiana Public Media -Florida Courier -Beacon Transcript all 18 news articles »

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