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New York Changes Distribution Of Opioid Antidote

By Ellen Abbott | January 25, 2018
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FILE - This July 19, 2001 file photo shows OxyContin tablets at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt. OxyContin, which like heroin and morphine before it, was meant to be a safer and more effective opioid. OxyContin and competitor drugs were designed to release the medication slowly over long periods of time, making them and supposedly safe and effective enough to use for months to treat chronic pain. But patients found themselves hooked and wanting more, and drug abusers found they could crush the tablets and snort or inject them, delivering the drug to the bloodstream much more quickly. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)

SYRACUSE (WRVO) – New statewide rules for distribution of Naloxone is affecting one central New York agency that trains people to use the drug, also known as Narcan.

In the past, ACR Health has distributed kits free of charge to everyone it trains. The state, however, has shifted distribution of Narcan to pharmacies through a state program called N-CAP, according to Julia LaVere of ACR Health. The cost is covered by insurance and the state will take care of copays, so this shift shouldn’t be a bad thing.

Narcan packs will be available over the counter at many pharmacies in New York CREDIT ELLEN ABBOTT / WRVO NEWS

“It provides an opportunity for many more people in New York to go to a pharmacy to get Narcan,” LaVere said. “And by getting the word out, they know they can. So I think more people will have access to the drug.”

Kevin Donovan of ACR Heath says getting it into the hands of those people who come across an overdose is key. Since last summer, he’s heard of more than 50 overdose reversals using Narcan he’s distributed. It could be a family member. Or someone in a restaurant or on the street.

“If they serve the public, there’s a chance someone could overdose on site,” Donovan said. “So it’s smart to have their staff trained and a Narcan kit on site.”

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