“We want to save life’s but we also want to get people back to a fully productive life too,” Dr. Boothe, President of the Medical Association of the state of Alabama, said.
DOTHAN, Ala. - Over the past decade prescription opioid supply in the U.S. has decreased every year, but more Americans than ever are dying from drug-related overdose, according to theIn a report, the AMA said these deaths are primarily caused by illicitly manufactured drugs like fentanyl. Dr. Julia Boothe said Alabama is not excluded from drug overdose deaths.
of a nasal spray version of Narcan now allowed to be sold over-the-counter without a prescription.“So, it wasn’t someone trying to get a super high or trying something new,” Dr. Boothe said. “A lot of people thought they were you know were purchasing an Oxycodone or thought they were purchasing an Adderall tablet or thought they were purchasing a Xanax tablet and actually it was laced with Fentanyl.
Dr. Boothe said they have been working to education people about the safety of naloxone for the last few years. “It’s very safe,” Dr. Boothe said. “it’s not going to interact with other medications so you can use it. If you don’t know every medical issue that this person that you encounter may have whether it’s a family member or someone that you just come in contact with, if they are down and not arousable, you can give them a dose of naloxone and you’re not going to harm them so safety is the main thing we want people to know and feel more approachable to dispense that medicine if you needed to.
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