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All NYC public schools would stock anti-overdose drug naloxone under bill passed by City Council
The antidote, which is commonly known as Narcan and is used to reverse opioid overdoses, is already in city high schools.
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Caroline Lewis
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Proposed NYPD Contract Settlement Would Give Cops Raises Greater Than Other Uniformed City Workers
It's not clear why exactly.
By
Nathan Tempey
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Family Of Woman Who Died In Police Custody In Staten Island To Sue The NYPD
Police found her unconscious in her car at the Verrazano Bridge toll plaza. The next day she was dead.
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Nathan Tempey
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Heroin OD Antidote Naloxone Will Be Available Without Prescriptions At Duane Reades, Walgreens Across NYC
Naloxone will be available in 650 Duane Reade and Walgreens across the state.
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Jen Chung
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NY Schools Will Get Training To Help Stop Fatal Heroin Overdoses
$272,000 will be set aside for naloxone kits and heroin-overdose response training in New York State's 3,000 school districts.
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Emma Whitford
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Pharmaceutical Company Cuts NY A Break On Life-Saving Heroin Antidote
The new contract will offer a $6 rebate per dose, reducing the wholesale price of the drug by nearly 20 percent.
By
Lauren Evans
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Drug Companies Jack Up The Price Of Life-Saving Overdose Antidote
No good deed goes unpunished.
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Christopher Robbins
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Cops May Soon Carry Drug That Stops Heroin Overdoses
During an overdose, opiate molecules attach themselves to the brain and slow a victim's breathing. Naloxone safely displaces these molecules.
By
Christopher Robbins
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