Narcan through insurance

[MyDimeIsUp]

There seems to be a misperception here that the only people who OD are street addicts. The statistics of opioid drug use in this country say otherwise.

"[Purdue] also marked OxyContin as a safe drug that would not make individuals addicted to opioids if “taken as prescribed.” This statement allowed Purdue to claim that once patients started taking OxyContin in greater amounts, more often, or for longer periods than prescribed, they could be considered addicts because they were not taking the drug “as prescribed” (Temple 2015)." and "Americans, or 36%of the U.S. population age 12 and over, used a prescribed opioid(Hughes et al. 2016). Although the relationship between the availability of medications and their illicit use is certainly complex, the pervasiveness of prescribed opioids in the general public may explain how someone like Liam was able to readily obtain oxycodone-acetaminophen pills on a weekly basis without a prescription." (The American Opioid Epidemic : From Patient Care to Public Health)

The amount of bullshi**ery that Purdue and Sackler fam pulled is disgusting as they single-handedly created and then fueled the opioid epidemic. Amazing they got off with misdemeanors and filed for Chapter 11 "restructuring" and got immunity for future prosecution because of it. That's off-topic though

 

[BladeSlap]

There seems to be a misperception here that the only people who OD are street addicts. The statistics of opioid drug use in this country say otherwise.

 

[MauleSkinner]

There seems to be a misperception here that the only people who OD are street addicts. The statistics of opioid drug use in this country say otherwise.

There seems to be a misperception here that everybody should be comfortable administering whatever first aid is needed, including carrying drugs around for that purpose.

 

[Lindberg]

There seems to be a misperception here that everybody should be comfortable administering whatever first aid is needed, including carrying prescription drugs around for that purpose.

Does it need to be said again in this thread that narcan is OTC in all 50 states?

 

[MauleSkinner]

Does it need to be said again in this thread that narcan is OTC in all 50 states?

Ok…delete the word “prescription” from my post.

 

[TCABM]

Does it need to be said again in this thread that narcan is OTC in all 50 states?

No, but should everyone feel compelled to intervene as a good samaritan?

As for rx vs OTC, the OP jumped that shark with the question whether to use prescription drug coverage should be used to obtain the drug in question. I’m not aware of any insurance plan that provides OTC coverage without a prescription.

 

[MauleSkinner]

but should everyone feel compelled to intervene as a good samaritan?

If everyone should, make sure to call two ambulances, and don’t be offended if I throw up all over the victim and his/her surroundings.