'Huge win for the public health community': Suburban advocates praise FDA decision allowing over-the-counter Narcan sales
"This is a huge win for the public health community," said Chelsea Laliberte Barnes, co-founder of Live4Lali, an Arlington Heights-based community recovery center."It's a huge win for families. It's a win for teenagers. It's a win for anybody who struggles with a substance use issue or is experimenting with drugs in the time of fentanyl.
Dean Jeske, whose son, Peter, died of fentanyl poisoning at Indiana University in 2021, called the FDA move a very positive development. "We encourage the manufacturer to make accessibility to the product a priority by making it available as soon as possible and at an affordable price," he said. "In Lake County, for the last decade at least, overdose deaths have outpaced homicides and suicides put together," added Lake County State's Attorney Eric Rinehart, who is on the executive board of the opioid initiative."That tells you the seriousness of the problem."
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