Texas has tapped more than $45 million in federal funds to get the overdose-reversing drug into the hands of law enforcement, members of the public. But the program has been plagued by supply issues, delays and lack of communication.
This week’s Insider Deals are so good you’ll want all of themNarcan nasal spray at an opioid educational training class with Callie Crow, the founder of Drew's 27 Chains, on March 31, 2022, in Caddo Mills.After years of struggling to consistently provide the overdose-reversing medication naloxone to organizations that rely on a free supply of the medication, the state government is revamping its centerpiece distribution program.
Distribution has also been unpredictable. At the end of last year, after experiencing long delays for small deliveries of naloxone, harm reduction organizations suddenly received large deliveries courtesy of More Narcan Please, leaving many wondering why shipments had not come sooner. In January, More Narcan Please said it would take between 14 and 45 days to process requests for naloxone.
Naloxone, known under the brand name Narcan, is available as a nasal mist over the counter for about $40. One box contains two doses. But experts say the cost and stigma associated with drug use means many people who use opioids are unlikely to walk into a pharmacy and purchase it. The first person to respond to an overdose is most likely someone who uses drugs or their family member, and free distribution to those populations is considered one of the best ways to reduce opioid overdoses.
“I am aware that individuals have expressed concern about the rapidity with which they receive naloxone,” Potter told Texas Community Health News. “This is life-saving work, and we want to make sure that people get naloxone as quickly as possible.” When More Narcan Please initially launched, about 40 percent of the naloxone it distributed went to law enforcement. Last year, Texas Community Health News found that some recipients of state-funded naloxoneIn recent years, UT Health San Antonio began asking recipients not to give away naloxone at conferences and stopped distributing to pharmacies.
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