First Responders Spending More On Overdose Reversal Drug
With price hikes and rising demand, the drug naloxone, which can reverse an opioid overdose, is taking up an ever-larger share of emergency department budgets.
In Prince George's County, Md., every first responder carries naloxone, the drug that can reverse an opioid overdose.
"We carry it in our first-in bags," says Bryan Spies, the county's battalion chief in charge of emergency services. "So whenever we arrive at a patient's side, it's in the bag, along with things like glucose, aspirin and oxygen."
The first responders in are pulling the drug out of the bag more than ever. Last year
