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Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Mar 30, 2023

The Food and Drug Administration Wednesday approved the overdose medication naloxone (Narcan) for over-the-counter use, reports the Daily Memphian. Tennessee has been disproportionately affected by the opioid crisis, and residents could soon find Narcan at drug stores, convenience stores, grocery stores and gas stations, as well as online. For more than a decade, Tennessee has ranked in the top five states nationally for opioid prescription rates per person and was among the top five states for overdose rates in 2020, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Wednesday’s FDA decision clears the way for naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray, which rapidly reverses the effects of opioid overdose, to be sold directly to consumers.