Narcan

As part of a new overdose prevention initiative, Kentucky will begin selling the drug Naloxone over the counter without a prescription in 96 Kroger outlets across the state.
Naloxone is a drug that can reverse an overdose of opioid drugs and often is only administered in the emergency room. However, due to the fact that Kentucky is one of five states with the highest rates of opioid overdoses, a decision has been made to make Naloxone available quickly and easily to anyone who needs it.

Yale-New Haven Hospital recently declared a first for them: they treated over 20 cases of overdoses in just four hours. While it is not usual for them to see several per day, it is most unusual to see that many in such a short time span.

Law enforcement and health officials believe a batch of bad heroin is behind a rash of nearly 75 overdoses in Chicago that occurred between Tuesday and Thursday of last week.