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Suffolk Closeup Suffolk lawmakers take the lead, banning potent, deadly synthetic opioid U-47700
Suffolk lawmakers unanimously passed a bill banning the sale of the synthetic opioid U-47700, an ultra-potent and deadly drug that's caused 50 known overdose deaths in the U.S. since December.
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Narcan, lifesaving drug that reverses opiate overdose, is being made available in New York without prescription
The opiate overdose reversal drug naloxone (Narcan) will be made available without prescription at 479 CVS Pharmacy locations throughout New York, with plans in the works to add 1,000 more pharmacies early this year, according to state officials.
