“We have to do everything we can in terms of resources to control this,” Stanley said.
The medication also does not give people the sensation of a high - it actually kicks them right into withdrawal - and is relatively easy to administer with instructions. Malsam-Rysdon and Stanley emphasized that Narcan does not have a negative effect on someone if it’s administered and they aren’t actually suffering from an opioid overdose. “The only number I can think is appropriate in that statistic is zero,” said Matt Stanley, psychiatrist and clinical vice president of behavioral health services at Avera. Opioid-related deaths continue to grow in South Dakota and have doubled from 21 to 43 in the last decade. Opioids include prescription medications, heroin and fentanyl. He envisions making opioid antagonists widely available, like the ubiquitous nature of defibrillators for cardiac arrests in a public space. Mulder wanted to make it more accessible. Close-up of a person’s hands holding a red bag with a box of naloxone nasal spray inside. However, Malsam-Rysdon didn’t see the point in waiting, since it could be years until that happens. Narcan is poised to be sold over the counter, after a committee of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration last month voted in favor of making Narcan available without a prescription. Mulder originally started working on the bill with Avera Health to expand access to Narcan to assisted living facilities, where residents could overdose because of a bad reaction to a drug but don’t have direct access to a nurse, said Avera Vice President of Public Policy Kim Malsam-Rysdon. “I saw it as a win-win for the public to access this and administer it to people in need as soon as possible,” Mulder said. Kristi Noem signed the bill into law on March 8. The bill sailed through the House and Senate with unanimous approval, and Gov. Mulder introduced and passed a bill through the South Dakota Legislature this session that will allow employers to purchase opioid antagonists and make them available for employees or members of the public to use in an emergency. Under current law, medications used to treat opioid overdoses in emergency situations - such as naloxone, often delivered as Narcan nasal spray - are only able to be purchased and carried by first responders, nurses and people who know someone at risk of overdose. Bystanders who witness an opioid overdose in a public space, restaurant or workplace only have one option under existing state law: call 911 and wait for help to arrive.īut waiting puts lives at risk, said Rep.
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