Ambulance District Approves Ordinance Establishing Guidelines for Naloxone Usage by First Responder
As the opioid crisis sweeps the Country, state and local governments are looking for ways to curb the abuse of opioids as well as making it easier to access the lifesaving medication, naloxone (Narcan), an opioid antagonist, which means that it blocks the action of opioid medications such as morphine and related drugs. Missouri is the only state in the nation without a statewide prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP). Once again during the 2017 legislative session, the
