Law Enforcement Officers Report 50% Cost Increase for Drug To Treat Opioid, Heroin Overdoses
Costs for naloxone, a medication that reverses the effects of opioid or heroin overdose, have spiked by 50% or more in some areas, according to police officials. Phillip Coffin, director of substance abuse research at the San Francisco Department of Public Health, said the cost spikes "will decrease access" to the medication.
- "Naloxone, a Drug To Stop Heroin Deaths, Is More Costly, the Police Say" (Goodman, New York Times, 11/30).