Doctors who treat overdose victims say reversing the effects of a fentanyl overdose is becoming more challenging.
But doctors who treat overdose victims say reversing the effects of a fentanyl overdose is becoming more challenging.
Several weeks ago, Drug Enforcement Administration lab results revealed that four out of every 10 fake pills are laced with fentanyl. Recently, that number jumped to six out of 10. He treats drug overdose victims who have suffered internal trauma to their bodies. He said that recently, stronger forms of fentanyl smuggled into Florida have caused overdoses that are hard to reverse with just one dose of Narcan.
And a Jacksonville woman, who spoke on a condition of anonymity, said her daughter accidentally ingested fentanyl two weeks ago. Anyone can walk into a pharmacy and buy Narcan or naloxone without a prescription because these products are on a statewide standing order, which allows them to be sold to anyone. Now, the same can be said for the Zimhi, but because it was just added to that standing order, pharmacies may not have it in stock, which means it has to be ordered.
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