In support of HB 271 on May 7: NH is only New England state without Narcan legislation

read more…: In support of HB 271 on May 7: NH is only New England state without Narcan legislation

The people that want to see this bill pass are parents of drug users who are desperate to keep their children alive one more day, in the hopes that a bed will open up at a treatment center, or the next paycheck will cover treatment. May they be granted the right to keep their children alive one more day, in the interest of a better tomorrow?

In battle with deadly heroin, Narcan bill would protect first-responders in life-or-death moments

read more…: In battle with deadly heroin, Narcan bill would protect first-responders in life-or-death moments

Between 2000 and 2013, the death rate from heroin overdoses nationwide nearly quadrupled. In 2014, New Hampshire saw 300 deaths attributed to drug overdoses, but the death toll could have been much worse were it not for naloxone which quickly reverses the effects of opioids, including heroin and most prescription painkillers.