Antidote

WICHITA, Kan. — Kansas lawmakers are working to pass a new bill that could dramatically increase law enforcement’s ability to combat the opioid epidemic by providing easier access to naloxone, a potentially lifesaving antidote used in opioid overdoses. If enacted, the legislation would streamline the provision of the drug to officers statewide and remove bureaucratic hurdles that have hitherto hampered its wider distribution. The bill proposes the creation of a fund dedicated to supplying police departments with naloxone. This move is particularly significant for smaller, resource-strapped departments that have struggled under former regulations to acquire … Read more