Louisville EMS Sees Increase in Demand and Prices for Naloxone

  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Demand is skyrocketing for a drug that counteracts heroin, and Louisville EMS says prices have also gone up in recent years. The city uses Naloxone, a generic version of Narcan, on overdosing patients.        “Naloxone administrations have really skyrocketed," said Mitchell Burmeister a spokesperson with Louisville Emergency Services. "When you look at those same years, we’re looking probably around an 85, 86 percent increase."
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