While not detailing how the distribution might be funded, Abbott said the medication, Narcan, should be distributed to law enforcement agencies as well as some hospitals and schools. abbott kprc2 click2houston texas
Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday said he wants to see greater access to medicine that rapidly reverses an opioid overdose, such as Narcan.on Monday said the state should fund the distribution of an overdose reversal medication to help curb the growing number of opioid-related deaths.
During a press conference at the Department of Public Safety headquarters in Beaumont, the governor blamed President Joe Biden’s border policies for allowing an influx of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that has contributed to a nationwide increase in overdose deaths. But in a marked shift from his previous laser focus on border security, Abbott said the state should begin funding distribution of Narcan, a drug that reverses and blocks the effects of opioids including fentanyl.
“The bottom line is, this is something we have to distribute across the state of Texas,” Abbott said. “We’ll need to look for the areas where fentanyl is found most predominantly and make sure Narcan is easily available there.” Abbott said the drug should be given to law enforcement agencies, and must also be sent to some hospitals and schools.A federally funded state program called “More Narcan Please” that gives out the life-saving drug for freeAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 107,000 people
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