SC lawmaker looks to increase access to life-saving drugs to those at risk of overdosing
(WPDE) — According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, for every 69 high-dose opioid prescriptions in 2018, only one naloxone prescription was dispensed. Naloxone, the generic name for Narcan, is an overdose-reversing drug that has saved many lives in South Carolina during the ongoing opioid epidemic. South Carolina State Representative Russell Fry is hoping to increase access…