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Virginia allows open purchase of opioid overdose antidote
Virginians can now buy naloxone without a prescription.
Public health emergency declared, no prescription needed to purchase overdose antidote
RICHMOND, Va. — The state of Virginia is now allowing anyone in the Commonwealth to buy naloxone, an opioid overdose treatment drug, without a prescription.
Health Commissioner Marissa Levine issued the order Monday allowing the change, while also declaring Virginia’s growing opioid addiction problem a public health emergency.
Some pharmacies in Virginia already provide naloxone without a prescription, but Levine says she wants to make sure the opioid overdose antidote is available across the state.
Several other states have recently enacted similar laws.
The number of opioid-related fatal overdoses has risen dramatically since 2012. On average, three Virginians die of drug overdoses each day.
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