The Cost of Overdose Reversal

    CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) -- When EMS crews in Roanoke, Virginia respond to opioid overdoses, they pull the lifesaving drug, naloxone, from kits on their trucks. The drugs on board are provided to them free, often starting at a Carilion Clinic pharmacy in Roanoke. Naloxone is just one of the supplies Carilion provides at an estimated cost of $3,000 a month, money that comes out of their charitable care budget. But administrators hope a more proactive approach can drive EMS-administered doses down.  Read more...
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